diff --git a/src/Generator/CodeGenerator.cs b/src/Generator/CodeGenerator.cs
index 9c78f0a7..200e94c4 100644
--- a/src/Generator/CodeGenerator.cs
+++ b/src/Generator/CodeGenerator.cs
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ namespace Cxxi
 
             foreach (var file in options.Headers)
             {
-                var path = string.Empty;
+                string path;
 
                 try
                 {