diff --git a/lib/ace/anchor.js b/lib/ace/anchor.js
index e9f1836b..876a2dfb 100644
--- a/lib/ace/anchor.js
+++ b/lib/ace/anchor.js
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ var Anchor = exports.Anchor = function(doc, row, column) {
     };
 
     this.setPosition = function(row, column, noClip) {
+        var pos;
         if (noClip) {
             pos = {
                 row: row,