diff --git a/lib/common/reset-search-paths.js b/lib/common/reset-search-paths.js
index bdd2125d5b4..72449559b22 100644
--- a/lib/common/reset-search-paths.js
+++ b/lib/common/reset-search-paths.js
@@ -20,7 +20,9 @@ Module._nodeModulePaths = function (from) {
   const paths = []
   const parts = from.split(splitRe)
 
-  for (let tip = i = parts.length - 1; i >= 0; tip = i += -1) {
+  let tip
+  let i
+  for (tip = i = parts.length - 1; i >= 0; tip = i += -1) {
     const part = parts[tip]
     if (part === 'node_modules') {
       continue