diff --git a/loadjson.m b/loadjson.m
index bd13c9edcd3aedb04bcceee822c7084ce0e17272..81d4876288c97e9962a6d1f08246e3ce716850c4 100644
--- a/loadjson.m
+++ b/loadjson.m
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ function object = parse_object
 %%-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 function object = parse_array % JSON array is written in row-major order
-global pos inStr 
+global pos inStr isoct
     parse_char('[');
     object = cell(0, 1);
     if next_char ~= ']'