diff --git a/src/ng/compile.js b/src/ng/compile.js
index 1c708105f07f..be0a066dbc2e 100644
--- a/src/ng/compile.js
+++ b/src/ng/compile.js
@@ -2142,7 +2142,7 @@ function $CompileProvider($provide, $$sanitizeUriProvider) {
       }
 
       function nodeLinkFn(childLinkFn, scope, linkNode, $rootElement, boundTranscludeFn) {
-        var linkFn, isolateScope, controllerScope, elementControllers, transcludeFn, $element,
+        var i, ii, linkFn, isolateScope, controllerScope, elementControllers, transcludeFn, $element,
             attrs, removeScopeBindingWatches, removeControllerBindingWatches;
 
         if (compileNode === linkNode) {