diff --git a/views.module b/views.module
index 5cd6a67..3c40cde 100644
--- a/views.module
+++ b/views.module
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ function views_theme($existing, $type, $theme, $path) {
  * @see drupal_find_theme_templates
  */
 function _views_find_module_templates($cache, $path) {
+  $templates = array();
   $regex = '/' . '\.tpl\.php' . '$' . '/';
 
   // Because drupal_system_listing works the way it does, we check for real