diff --git a/mobile/android/base/home/LastTabsPage.java b/mobile/android/base/home/LastTabsPage.java
index 7f15af7a3ccf..c29f9e707ed4 100644
--- a/mobile/android/base/home/LastTabsPage.java
+++ b/mobile/android/base/home/LastTabsPage.java
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ public class LastTabsPage extends HomeFragment {
 
         if (mEmptyView == null) {
             // Set empty page view. We delay this so that the empty view won't flash.
-            ViewStub emptyViewStub = (ViewStub) getView().findViewById(R.id.home_empty_view_stub);
+            final ViewStub emptyViewStub = (ViewStub) getView().findViewById(R.id.home_empty_view_stub);
             mEmptyView = emptyViewStub.inflate();
 
             final ImageView emptyIcon = (ImageView) mEmptyView.findViewById(R.id.home_empty_image);
diff --git a/mobile/android/base/home/MostRecentPage.java b/mobile/android/base/home/MostRecentPage.java
index db886fba17ed..0730ad483f92 100644
--- a/mobile/android/base/home/MostRecentPage.java
+++ b/mobile/android/base/home/MostRecentPage.java
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ public class MostRecentPage extends HomeFragment {
 
         if (mEmptyView == null) {
             // Set empty page view. We delay this so that the empty view won't flash.
-            ViewStub emptyViewStub = (ViewStub) getView().findViewById(R.id.home_empty_view_stub);
+            final ViewStub emptyViewStub = (ViewStub) getView().findViewById(R.id.home_empty_view_stub);
             mEmptyView = emptyViewStub.inflate();
 
             final ImageView emptyIcon = (ImageView) mEmptyView.findViewById(R.id.home_empty_image);