diff --git a/spine-lua/AnimationState.lua b/spine-lua/AnimationState.lua
index be79a6466..a74d67790 100644
--- a/spine-lua/AnimationState.lua
+++ b/spine-lua/AnimationState.lua
@@ -561,6 +561,7 @@ function AnimationState:setAnimation (trackIndex, animation, loop)
   local interrupt = true;
   local current = self:expandToIndex(trackIndex)
   local queue = self.queue
+  local tracks = self.tracks
   if current then
     if current.nextTrackLast == -1 then
       -- Don't mix from an entry that was never applied.