diff --git a/xpfe/components/search/resources/search-panel.js b/xpfe/components/search/resources/search-panel.js
index 6b0fcb622e73..92077f91b56e 100644
--- a/xpfe/components/search/resources/search-panel.js
+++ b/xpfe/components/search/resources/search-panel.js
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ function AskChangeDefaultEngine(aSelectedEngine)
                           "changeEngineMsg", [engineName], 1); 
 
     var checkbox = {value:0};
-    var change = promptSvc.confirmCheck(window, title, changeEngineMsg, 
+    change = promptSvc.confirmCheck(window, title, changeEngineMsg, 
                    dontAskAgainMsg, checkbox);
 
     // store "don't ask again" pref from checkbox value (if changed)