1diff --git a/autoswitch_virtualenv.plugin.zsh b/autoswitch_virtualenv.plugin.zsh
2index c326e9737427ece4418d95a891a924c1a73f69fb..557750f69baff79b2d867e62d770b5fe58e3fec4 100644
3--- a/autoswitch_virtualenv.plugin.zsh
4+++ b/autoswitch_virtualenv.plugin.zsh
5@@ -254,6 +254,7 @@ function mkvenv()
6 printf "Creating ${PURPLE}%s${NONE} virtualenv\n" "$venv_name"
7 8 # Copy parameters variable so that we can mutate it
9+ # NOTE: Keep declaration of variable and assignment separate for zsh 5.0 compatibility
10 local params
11 params=("${@[@]}")
12