diff --git a/lib/package.js b/lib/package.js
index b727f874..aa3a850b 100644
--- a/lib/package.js
+++ b/lib/package.js
@@ -501,9 +501,7 @@
 
     return configLoader.load(pkgConfigPath)
     .then(function() {
-      pkgConfig = configLoader.get(pkgConfigPath);
-
-      var cfg = pkgConfig['default'];
+      var cfg = configLoader.get(pkgConfigPath)['default'];
 
       // support "systemjs" prefixing
       if (cfg.systemjs)