diff --git a/powerlevel9k.zsh-theme b/powerlevel9k.zsh-theme
index 682fbf3d..5357dab6 100755
--- a/powerlevel9k.zsh-theme
+++ b/powerlevel9k.zsh-theme
@@ -724,9 +724,8 @@ set_default POWERLEVEL9K_HOME_FOLDER_ABBREVIATION "~"
 set_default POWERLEVEL9K_DIR_PATH_HIGHLIGHT_BOLD false
 prompt_dir() {
   local current_path="$(print -P '%~')"
-  local num_paths=(${(s:/:)current_path})
   local paths directory test_dir test_dir_length trunc_path threshhold
-  (( ${#current_path} > 1 )) && paths=(${(s:/:)${current_path//"~\/"/}}) || paths=() # only split if not root/home folder
+  (( ${#current_path} > 1 )) && num_paths=(${(s:/:)${current_path//"~\/"/}}) || paths=() # only split if not root/home folder
   if [[ -n "$POWERLEVEL9K_SHORTEN_DIR_LENGTH" || "$POWERLEVEL9K_SHORTEN_STRATEGY" == "truncate_with_folder_marker" ]]; then
     set_default POWERLEVEL9K_SHORTEN_DELIMITER "\u2026"
     local delim=$(echo -n $POWERLEVEL9K_SHORTEN_DELIMITER) # convert delimiter from unicode to literal character