diff --git a/powerlevel9k.zsh-theme b/powerlevel9k.zsh-theme
index a24ddeb5..7b540272 100755
--- a/powerlevel9k.zsh-theme
+++ b/powerlevel9k.zsh-theme
@@ -895,7 +895,7 @@ prompt_dir() {
       fi
     ;;
     truncate_to_unique)
-      local parent="${PWD%/${(pj./.)parts[2,-1]}}" dir
+      local parent="${PWD%/${(pj./.)parts[2,-1]}}" dir=''
       local -i i=2
       for (( ; i < $#parts; ++i )); do
         local dir=$parts[i]