diff --git a/include.memcache.php b/include.memcache.php
index f87cc38..cddae1b 100644
--- a/include.memcache.php
+++ b/include.memcache.php
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ function mysql_query_cached($query, $expiry = 60, $key = "")
 		else
 		{
 			/* Transparently use PDO to run the query. */
-			if($res = $database->Query($query))
+			if($statement = $database->Query($query))
 			{
 				if($data = $statement->fetchAll(PDO::FETCH_ASSOC))
 				{