diff --git a/zsh/paths b/zsh/paths
index 6817d3f3..4a2089d8 100644
--- a/zsh/paths
+++ b/zsh/paths
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 if command_exists brew; then
-    local BREWDIR=`brew --prefix`
+    BREWDIR=`brew --prefix`
 
     PATH=$BREWDIR/sbin:$PATH
     PATH=$BREWDIR/bin:$PATH