diff --git a/src/js/menu.jsx b/src/js/menu.jsx
index d0467242a91f1b..595999c37d7861 100644
--- a/src/js/menu.jsx
+++ b/src/js/menu.jsx
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ var Menu = React.createClass({
 
     if (this.props.hideable) {
       el = this.getDOMNode();
-      innerContainer = this.refs.paperContainer.getInnerContainer().getDOMNode();
+      var innerContainer = this.refs.paperContainer.getInnerContainer().getDOMNode();
       
       if (this.props.visible) {