diff --git a/release/scripts/startup/bl_ui/space_node.py b/release/scripts/startup/bl_ui/space_node.py
index 9754cf64a86..e5e6b6c3281 100644
--- a/release/scripts/startup/bl_ui/space_node.py
+++ b/release/scripts/startup/bl_ui/space_node.py
@@ -327,10 +327,11 @@ class NODE_MT_specials(Menu):
     def draw(self, context):
         layout = self.layout
 
+        selected_nodes_len = len(context.selected_nodes)
+
         # If nothing is selected
         # (disabled for now until it can be made more useful).
         '''
-        selected_nodes_len = len(context.selected_nodes)
         if selected_nodes_len == 0:
             layout.operator_context = 'INVOKE_DEFAULT'
             layout.menu("NODE_MT_add")