diff --git a/lib/utilities.bash b/lib/utilities.bash
index de31810e..3a891166 100644
--- a/lib/utilities.bash
+++ b/lib/utilities.bash
@@ -72,12 +72,14 @@ function _bash-it-grep()
 # completion).
 ###########################################################################
 
-_bash-it-component-help() {
-  local component="$(_bash-it-pluralize-component "${1}")"
-  local file="$(_bash-it-component-cache-file "${component}")"
+function _bash-it-component-help()
+{
+  local component file func
+  component="$(_bash-it-pluralize-component "${1}")"
+  file="$(_bash-it-component-cache-file "${component}")"
   if [[ ! -s "${file}" || -z "$(find "${file}" -mmin -300)" ]] ; then
     rm -f "${file}" 2>/dev/null
-    local func="_bash-it-${component}"
+    func="_bash-it-${component}"
     "${func}" | ${BASH_IT_GREP:-$(_bash-it-grep)} -E '   \[' > "${file}"
   fi
   cat "${file}"