diff --git a/SwitchDest b/SwitchDest
index 357f170b4..d14126199 100755
--- a/SwitchDest
+++ b/SwitchDest
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ changeDist()
 {
     local locDIR=$1
     cd $locDIR
-    local locFILES=`ls .`
+    locFILES=`ls .`
     for locF in $locFILES
     do
         if [ -d $locF ]