diff --git a/.config/shell/bin/rm-prefer-trash b/.config/shell/bin/rm-prefer-trash
index 6287751..a0f0a4d 100755
--- a/.config/shell/bin/rm-prefer-trash
+++ b/.config/shell/bin/rm-prefer-trash
@@ -110,9 +110,9 @@ do_rmtrash() {
          fi
       fi
    done
+   trashdir=''
    if [ "$fs1" != '' ]; then
       # if we get here, we have validated that all the files are on the same filesystem
-      trashdir=''
       found_trash=false
       while [ "$trashdirs" != "$trashdir" ]; do
          trashdir="${trashdirs%%:*}"