diff --git a/autojump.zsh b/autojump.zsh
index 5fef87e..310a292 100755
--- a/autojump.zsh
+++ b/autojump.zsh
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 #You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 #along with autojump.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
-data_dir=${XDG_DATA_HOME:-$([ -e ~/.local/share ] && echo ~/.local/share || echo ~)}
+local data_dir=${XDG_DATA_HOME:-$([ -e ~/.local/share ] && echo ~/.local/share || echo ~)}
 if [ "$data_dir" = "~" ]
 then
     export AUTOJUMP_DATA_DIR=${data_dir}