diff --git a/dev/n_osync.sh b/dev/n_osync.sh
index 798b340..e062325 100644
--- a/dev/n_osync.sh
+++ b/dev/n_osync.sh
@@ -1615,6 +1615,8 @@ function Sync {
 	local initiatorFail
 	local targetFail
 
+	local pid
+
 	Logger "Starting synchronization task." "NOTICE"
 
 	if [ "$RESUME_SYNC" != "no" ]; then