diff --git a/src/js/_enqueues/wp/updates.js b/src/js/_enqueues/wp/updates.js
index 0259078765..a994fda694 100644
--- a/src/js/_enqueues/wp/updates.js
+++ b/src/js/_enqueues/wp/updates.js
@@ -567,7 +567,7 @@
 	 * @param {string}  response.errorMessage The error that occurred.
 	 */
 	wp.updates.updatePluginError = function( response ) {
-		var $card, $message, errorMessage,
+		var $pluginRow, $card, $message, errorMessage,
 			$adminBarUpdates = $( '#wp-admin-bar-updates' );
 
 		if ( ! wp.updates.isValidResponse( response, 'update' ) ) {