diff --git a/hyde.el b/hyde.el
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@@ -135,6 +135,8 @@
    )
   "Font lock keywords for Hyde mode")
 
+(defvar hyde-home nil)
+
 ;; Version control abstraction
 (defalias 'hyde/vc-uncommittedp 'hyde/git/uncommittedp "Command to check whether a file has uncommitted changes")
 (defalias 'hyde/vc-unpushedp 'hyde/git/unpushedp "Command to check whether a file has unpushed changes")