diff --git a/share/functions/funcsave.fish b/share/functions/funcsave.fish
index ec24bd283..fe054b571 100644
--- a/share/functions/funcsave.fish
+++ b/share/functions/funcsave.fish
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ function funcsave --description "Save the current definition of all specified fu
         return 0
     end
 
+    set -l funcdir
     if set -q _flag_directory
         set funcdir $_flag_directory
     else