diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Geometry/LineString.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Geometry/LineString.js
index 0b86b98500..0275fdff66 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Geometry/LineString.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Geometry/LineString.js
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ OpenLayers.Geometry.LineString = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Geometry.Curve, {
      */
     getSortedSegments: function() {
         var numSeg = this.components.length - 1;
-        var segments = new Array(numSeg);
+        var segments = new Array(numSeg), point1, point2;
         for(var i=0; i<numSeg; ++i) {
             point1 = this.components[i];
             point2 = this.components[i + 1];