diff --git a/reserve/request.pl b/reserve/request.pl
index bc55fdf1d0..c156ab6b87 100755
--- a/reserve/request.pl
+++ b/reserve/request.pl
@@ -260,11 +260,10 @@ foreach my $biblionumber (@biblionumbers) {
 
     # Check to see if patron is allowed to place holds on records where the
     # patron already has an item from that record checked out
-    my $alreadypossession;
     if ( !C4::Context->preference('AllowHoldsOnPatronsPossessions')
         && CheckIfIssuedToPatron( $borrowerinfo->{borrowernumber}, $biblionumber ) )
     {
-        $template->param( alreadypossession => $alreadypossession, );
+        $template->param( alreadypossession => 1, );
     }