diff --git a/spec/api-ipc-spec.js b/spec/api-ipc-spec.js
index 7a5f31f5f1..9644a3dc4e 100644
--- a/spec/api-ipc-spec.js
+++ b/spec/api-ipc-spec.js
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ describe('ipc module', function () {
         [null]
       ])
 
-      var objectA = {}
+      objectA = {}
       objectA.foo = objectA
       assert.deepEqual(a.returnArgs(objectA), [
         {foo: null}