diff --git a/nashorn/src/jdk.scripting.nashorn.shell/share/classes/jdk/nashorn/tools/jjs/Main.java b/nashorn/src/jdk.scripting.nashorn.shell/share/classes/jdk/nashorn/tools/jjs/Main.java
index 418bce95c85..d792738cfa4 100644
--- a/nashorn/src/jdk.scripting.nashorn.shell/share/classes/jdk/nashorn/tools/jjs/Main.java
+++ b/nashorn/src/jdk.scripting.nashorn.shell/share/classes/jdk/nashorn/tools/jjs/Main.java
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ public final class Main extends Shell {
                 final Consumer<String> evaluator = str -> {
                     // could be called from different thread (GUI), we need to handle Context set/reset
                     final Global _oldGlobal = Context.getGlobal();
-                    final boolean _globalChanged = (oldGlobal != global);
+                    final boolean _globalChanged = (_oldGlobal != global);
                     if (_globalChanged) {
                         Context.setGlobal(global);
                     }