diff --git a/theme/theme.inc b/theme/theme.inc
index 3958b97..d694962 100644
--- a/theme/theme.inc
+++ b/theme/theme.inc
@@ -458,7 +458,7 @@ function template_preprocess_views_view_table(&$vars) {
     $query += $view->exposed_raw_input;
   }
 
-  $header = array();
+  $vars['header'] = array();
 
   // Fields must be rendered in order as of Views 2.3, so we will pre-render
   // everything.