diff --git a/src/Plugin/Field/FieldWidget/EntityReferenceBrowserWidget.php b/src/Plugin/Field/FieldWidget/EntityReferenceBrowserWidget.php
index 04e4e33..7449e23 100644
--- a/src/Plugin/Field/FieldWidget/EntityReferenceBrowserWidget.php
+++ b/src/Plugin/Field/FieldWidget/EntityReferenceBrowserWidget.php
@@ -278,6 +278,7 @@ class EntityReferenceBrowserWidget extends WidgetBase implements ContainerFactor
    * {@inheritdoc}
    */
   public function formElement(FieldItemListInterface $items, $delta, array $element, array &$form, FormStateInterface $form_state) {
+    $entity_type = $this->fieldDefinition->getFieldStorageDefinition()->getSetting('target_type');
     $entities = $this->formElementEntities($items, $element, $form_state);
 
     // Get correct ordered list of entity IDs.