diff --git a/platform/safari/vapi-common.js b/platform/safari/vapi-common.js
index 83d4f1ce4..2c5269bc6 100644
--- a/platform/safari/vapi-common.js
+++ b/platform/safari/vapi-common.js
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 
 'use strict';
 
-self.vAPI = self.vAPI || {};
+var vAPI = self.vAPI = self.vAPI || {};
 
 /******************************************************************************/