diff --git a/phpBB/includes/functions_content.php b/phpBB/includes/functions_content.php
index 2542be5e02..cfec48eedf 100644
--- a/phpBB/includes/functions_content.php
+++ b/phpBB/includes/functions_content.php
@@ -1166,6 +1166,8 @@ function parse_attachments($forum_id, &$message, &$attachments, &$update_count_a
 		$filename = $phpbb_root_path . $config['upload_path'] . '/' . utf8_basename($attachment['physical_filename']);
 
 		$upload_icon = '';
+		$download_link = '';
+		$display_cat = false;
 
 		if (isset($extensions[$attachment['extension']]))
 		{
@@ -1345,7 +1347,7 @@ function parse_attachments($forum_id, &$message, &$attachments, &$update_count_a
 		);
 		extract($phpbb_dispatcher->trigger_event('core.parse_attachments_modify_template_data', compact($vars)));
 		$update_count_ary = $update_count;
-		unset($update_count);
+		unset($update_count, $display_cat, $download_link);
 
 		$template->assign_block_vars('_file', $block_array);