diff --git a/lib/python/Products/ZCatalog/dtml/manageIndex.dtml b/lib/python/Products/ZCatalog/dtml/manageIndex.dtml
index 89472f1f70bf5342a2be8fc834344f8b03f959fb..6be9ad59cc23dc519500a1e186086a184792ddca 100644
--- a/lib/python/Products/ZCatalog/dtml/manageIndex.dtml
+++ b/lib/python/Products/ZCatalog/dtml/manageIndex.dtml
@@ -178,6 +178,7 @@ function toggleSelect() {
         <dtml-var meta_type>
       <dtml-else>
          (pre-2.4 index)
+         <dtml-var meta_type>
       </dtml-if>
     </div>
     </td>