diff --git a/tools/pack_v2.py b/tools/pack_v2.py
index 2a564398c9..4f20f97597 100644
--- a/tools/pack_v2.py
+++ b/tools/pack_v2.py
@@ -1333,6 +1333,7 @@ class Pack(object):
 					    if filename == "":
 					        continue
 				except KeyError, e:
+				    partition = ""
 				    print "Skipping partition '%s'" % section.attrib['label']
 				    pass