diff --git a/src/path/PathItem.js b/src/path/PathItem.js
index c80fe131..02625505 100644
--- a/src/path/PathItem.js
+++ b/src/path/PathItem.js
@@ -69,11 +69,12 @@ var PathItem = Item.extend(/** @lends PathItem# */{
 			curves2 = path.getCurves(),
 			matrix1 = this._matrix.orNullIfIdentity(),
 			matrix2 = path._matrix.orNullIfIdentity(),
+			length1 = curves1.length,
 			length2 = curves2.length,
 			values2 = [];
 		for (var i = 0; i < length2; i++)
 			values2[i] = curves2[i].getValues(matrix2);
-		for (var i = 0, l = curves1.length; i < l; i++) {
+		for (var i = 0; i < length1; i++) {
 			var curve1 = curves1[i],
 				values1 = curve1.getValues(matrix1);
 			for (var j = 0; j < length2; j++)