diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/lib/keyboard_shortcuts.js b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/lib/keyboard_shortcuts.js
index 8a8836bd54..aaf4213eb5 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/lib/keyboard_shortcuts.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/lib/keyboard_shortcuts.js
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ Discourse.KeyboardShortcuts = Ember.Object.createWithMixins({
if ($article.is('.topic-post')) {
var tabLoc = $article.find('a.tabLoc');
if (tabLoc.length === 0) {
- tabLoc = $('');
+ tabLoc = $('');
$article.prepend(tabLoc);
}
tabLoc.focus();