diff --git a/contrib/completion/git-completion.zsh b/contrib/completion/git-completion.zsh
index cac6f61881..f5877bd7a1 100644
--- a/contrib/completion/git-completion.zsh
+++ b/contrib/completion/git-completion.zsh
@@ -272,6 +272,7 @@ _git ()
 {
 	local _ret=1
 	local cur cword prev
+	local __git_repo_path
 
 	cur=${words[CURRENT]}
 	prev=${words[CURRENT-1]}