diff --git a/lib/internal/Magento/Framework/View/Page/Config/Renderer.php b/lib/internal/Magento/Framework/View/Page/Config/Renderer.php
index 6e64ed2150d4d..80f6fcbfc1b54 100644
--- a/lib/internal/Magento/Framework/View/Page/Config/Renderer.php
+++ b/lib/internal/Magento/Framework/View/Page/Config/Renderer.php
@@ -414,6 +414,7 @@ protected function renderAssetHtml(\Magento\Framework\View\Asset\PropertyGroup $
         $attributes = $this->getGroupAttributes($group);
 
         $result = '';
+        $template = '';
         try {
             /** @var $asset \Magento\Framework\View\Asset\AssetInterface */
             foreach ($assets as $asset) {