diff --git a/mod/choice/view.php b/mod/choice/view.php
index bafd2773eb2..9a393aefc14 100644
--- a/mod/choice/view.php
+++ b/mod/choice/view.php
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ if ($action == 'delchoice') {
         print_box(format_text($choice->text, $choice->format), 'generalbox', 'intro');
     }
 
+    $current = false;  // Initialise for later
     //if user has already made a selection, and they are not allowed to update it, show their selected answer.
     if (!empty($USER->id) && ($current = get_record('choice_answers', 'choiceid', $choice->id, 'userid', $USER->id)) &&
         empty($choice->allowupdate) ) {