diff --git a/pdf.js b/pdf.js
index 2ea59079f..49ce746c9 100644
--- a/pdf.js
+++ b/pdf.js
@@ -6278,7 +6278,8 @@ var RadialAxialShading = (function() {
     var p1 = raw[4];
     var r0 = raw[5];
 
-    if (ctx.mozCurrentTransform) {
+    var curMatrix = ctx.mozCurrentTransform; 
+    if (curMatrix) {
       var userMatrix = ctx.mozCurrentTransformInverse;
 
       p0 = Util.applyTransform(p0, curMatrix);