diff --git a/phpBB/styles/script.js b/phpBB/styles/script.js
index 8c7324e39a..72e3c59e75 100644
--- a/phpBB/styles/script.js
+++ b/phpBB/styles/script.js
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-;(function($) {  //avoid conflicts with other libraries
+var phpbb = {};
+
+(function($) {  //avoid conflicts with other libraries
 
 
 $.querystring = function(string) {
@@ -13,8 +15,6 @@ $.querystring = function(string) {
 }
 
 
-var phpbb = {};
-
 var dark = $('<div id="darkenwrapper"><div id="darken">&nbsp;</div></div>');
 $('body').append(dark);