diff --git a/code/PlyLoader.cpp b/code/PlyLoader.cpp
index 9c7faa16b..431faf9c3 100644
--- a/code/PlyLoader.cpp
+++ b/code/PlyLoader.cpp
@@ -746,6 +746,7 @@ void PLYImporter::LoadFaces(std::vector<PLY::Face>* pvOut)
 {
     ai_assert(NULL != pvOut);
 
+    PLY::ElementInstanceList* pcList = NULL;
     bool bOne = false;
 
     // index of the vertex index list