diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index e560ac9..d61f9eb 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 *SVN*
 
+* Fix missing "var" in selector.js.  Closes #9761.  [Tobie Langel]
+
 * Date#toJSON now returns times in UTC for better compatibility with json.js.  Closes #9332.  [Tobie Langel]
 
 * Ensure document._getElementsByXPath extends the elements it returns; fixes $$ not returning extended elements in Opera 9.2.  Closes #8843.  [jdalton]
diff --git a/src/selector.js b/src/selector.js
index 286f334..5a6a495 100644
--- a/src/selector.js
+++ b/src/selector.js
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ Object.extend(Selector, {
       parentNode._counted = true;
       if (reverse) {
         for (var nodes = parentNode.childNodes, i = nodes.length - 1, j = 1; i >= 0; i--) {
-          node = nodes[i];
+          var node = nodes[i];
           if (node.nodeType == 1 && (!ofType || node._counted)) node.nodeIndex = j++;
         }
       } else {