diff --git a/src/lint/linter/ArcanistJSHintLinter.php b/src/lint/linter/ArcanistJSHintLinter.php
--- a/src/lint/linter/ArcanistJSHintLinter.php
+++ b/src/lint/linter/ArcanistJSHintLinter.php
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@
   protected function parseLinterOutput($path, $err, $stdout, $stderr) {
     $errors = null;
     try {
-      $error = phutil_json_decode($stdout);
+      $errors = phutil_json_decode($stdout);
     } catch (PhutilJSONParserException $ex) {
       // Something went wrong and we can't decode the output. Exit abnormally.
       throw new PhutilProxyException(