diff --git a/sh/self.sh b/sh/self.sh
index 8d821dc..4d88414 100644
--- a/sh/self.sh
+++ b/sh/self.sh
@@ -222,10 +222,10 @@ rwx_self_write() {
 	local target="${1}"
 	if [ -n "${target}" ]; then
 		shift
-		local file text
+		local file files text
 		text="#! /usr/bin/env sh
 "
-		local files="$(rwx_self_subset "${@}")"
+		files="$(rwx_self_subset "${@}")"
 		while IFS= read -r file; do
 			text="${text}
 $(cat "${RWX_ROOT_SYSTEM}/${file}")