diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/lib/keyboard_shortcuts.js b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/lib/keyboard_shortcuts.js
index 5cade9081cf..65b1b7ccaab 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/lib/keyboard_shortcuts.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/lib/keyboard_shortcuts.js
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ 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();