diff --git a/git-send-email.perl b/git-send-email.perl
index d790660bcf..fc153f9459 100755
--- a/git-send-email.perl
+++ b/git-send-email.perl
@@ -687,7 +687,7 @@ if ($compose && $compose > 0) {
 
 # Variables we set as part of the loop over files
 our ($message_id, %mail, $subject, $reply_to, $references, $message,
-	$needs_confirm, $message_num);
+	$needs_confirm, $message_num, $ask_default);
 
 sub extract_valid_address {
 	my $address = shift;
@@ -845,7 +845,6 @@ X-Mailer: git-send-email $gitversion
 
 	if ($needs_confirm && !$dry_run) {
 		print "\n$header\n";
-		my $ask_default;
 		if ($needs_confirm eq "inform") {
 			$confirm_unconfigured = 0; # squelch this message for the rest of this run
 			$ask_default = "y"; # assume yes on EOF since user hasn't explicitly asked for confirmation
diff --git a/t/t9001-send-email.sh b/t/t9001-send-email.sh
index b4de98c1f2..195ff8b27b 100755
--- a/t/t9001-send-email.sh
+++ b/t/t9001-send-email.sh
@@ -462,12 +462,14 @@ test_expect_success 'confirm by default (due to --compose)' '
 test_expect_success 'confirm detects EOF (inform assumes y)' '
 	CONFIRM=$(git config --get sendemail.confirm) &&
 	git config --unset sendemail.confirm &&
+	rm -fr outdir &&
+	git format-patch -2 -o outdir &&
 	GIT_SEND_EMAIL_NOTTY=1 \
 		git send-email \
 			--from="Example <nobody@example.com>" \
 			--to=nobody@example.com \
 			--smtp-server="$(pwd)/fake.sendmail" \
-			$patches < /dev/null
+			outdir/*.patch < /dev/null
 	ret="$?"
 	git config sendemail.confirm ${CONFIRM:-never}
 	test $ret = "0"