diff --git a/src/modules/word-count/module.php b/src/modules/word-count/module.php
index 8ae5a37..c23f053 100644
--- a/src/modules/word-count/module.php
+++ b/src/modules/word-count/module.php
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ class WidgetContextWordCount {
 	private static $instance;
 	private $wc;
 
-	var $words_on_page = 0;
+	private $words_on_page = 0;
 
 	public function __construct( $plugin ) {
 		$this->wc = $plugin;