diff --git a/src/sap.m/src/sap/m/SelectDialog.js b/src/sap.m/src/sap/m/SelectDialog.js
index 4f27d1d04d3..4e57615f940 100644
--- a/src/sap.m/src/sap/m/SelectDialog.js
+++ b/src/sap.m/src/sap/m/SelectDialog.js
@@ -1055,7 +1055,7 @@ function(
 				press: function() {
 					this.clearSelection();
 					if (!this.getMultiSelect()) {
-						fnClearAfterClose = function () {
+						var fnClearAfterClose = function () {
 							this._oSelectedItem = this._oList.getSelectedItem();
 							this._aSelectedItems = this._oList.getSelectedItems();