diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 35c477c..dc3ab7a 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -5,8 +5,9 @@ set -eu
 trap config_failure 1 2 EXIT
 
 # before we begin...
-mb_script="$0"
 mb_path="$PATH"
+mb_script="$0"
+mb_success=no
 
 usage()
 {