diff --git a/inxi b/inxi
index 77e0f99..1670dcd 100755
--- a/inxi
+++ b/inxi
@@ -2374,7 +2374,6 @@ get_partition_data()
 	A_PARTITION_DATA=( $( df -h -T --exclude-type=aufs --exclude-type=tmpfs --exclude-type=iso9660 | gawk '
 	BEGIN {
 		IGNORECASE=1
-		devBase=""
 	}
 	devBase=""
 	# this is required because below we are subtracting from NF, so it has to be