diff --git a/lib/install.js b/lib/install.js
index ea5b318..19cbebd 100644
--- a/lib/install.js
+++ b/lib/install.js
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ function install (gyp, argv, callback) {
 
   function download(url,onError) {
     gyp.info('downloading:', url)
-    requestOpts = {
+    var requestOpts = {
         uri: url
       , onResponse: true
     }