diff --git a/static/js/theme.js b/static/js/theme.js
index d10dbcc212..74f3d2f6b6 100644
--- a/static/js/theme.js
+++ b/static/js/theme.js
@@ -551,6 +551,7 @@ function initAnchorClipboard(){
 }
 
 function initCodeClipboard(){
+    var isCodeRtl = false;
     function getCodeText( node ){
         // if highlight shortcode is used in inline lineno mode, remove lineno nodes before generating text, otherwise it doesn't hurt
         var code = node.cloneNode( true );
@@ -604,16 +605,16 @@ function initCodeClipboard(){
                 e.clearSelection();
                 var doBeside = e.trigger.parentNode.tagName.toLowerCase() == 'pre' || (e.trigger.previousElementSibling && e.trigger.previousElementSibling.tagName.toLowerCase() == 'table' );
                 e.trigger.setAttribute( 'aria-label', window.T_Copied_to_clipboard );
-                e.trigger.classList.add( 'tooltipped', 'tooltipped-' + (doBeside ? 'w' : 's'+(isRtl?'e':'w')) );
+                e.trigger.classList.add( 'tooltipped', 'tooltipped-' + (doBeside ? 'w' : 's'+(isCodeRtl?'e':'w')) );
             });
 
             clip.on( 'error', function( e ){
                 var doBeside = e.trigger.parentNode.tagName.toLowerCase() == 'pre' || (e.trigger.previousElementSibling && e.trigger.previousElementSibling.tagName.toLowerCase() == 'table' );
                 e.trigger.setAttribute( 'aria-label', fallbackMessage(e.action) );
-                e.trigger.classList.add( 'tooltipped', 'tooltipped-' + (doBeside ? 'w' : 's'+(isRtl?'e':'w')) );
+                e.trigger.classList.add( 'tooltipped', 'tooltipped-' + (doBeside ? 'w' : 's'+(isCodeRtl?'e':'w')) );
                 var f = function(){
                     e.trigger.setAttribute( 'aria-label', window.T_Copied_to_clipboard );
-                    e.trigger.classList.add( 'tooltipped', 'tooltipped-' + (doBeside ? 'w' : 's'+(isRtl?'e':'w')) );
+                    e.trigger.classList.add( 'tooltipped', 'tooltipped-' + (doBeside ? 'w' : 's'+(isCodeRtl?'e':'w')) );
                     document.removeEventListener( 'copy', f );
                 };
                 document.addEventListener( 'copy', f );