diff --git a/OpenPGP-Keychain/src/main/java/org/sufficientlysecure/keychain/ui/EditKeyActivity.java b/OpenPGP-Keychain/src/main/java/org/sufficientlysecure/keychain/ui/EditKeyActivity.java
index 09334fe6d..e7b1b4c23 100644
--- a/OpenPGP-Keychain/src/main/java/org/sufficientlysecure/keychain/ui/EditKeyActivity.java
+++ b/OpenPGP-Keychain/src/main/java/org/sufficientlysecure/keychain/ui/EditKeyActivity.java
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ public class EditKeyActivity extends SherlockFragmentActivity {
             // get master key id using row id
             long masterKeyId = ProviderHelper.getSecretMasterKeyId(this, keyRingRowId);
 
-            boolean masterCanSign = ProviderHelper.getSecretMasterKeyCanSign(this, keyRingRowId);
+            masterCanSign = ProviderHelper.getSecretMasterKeyCanSign(this, keyRingRowId);
 
             String passphrase = PassphraseCacheService.getCachedPassphrase(this, masterKeyId);
             if (passphrase == null) {