diff --git a/packages/material-ui/src/TableCell/TableCell.js b/packages/material-ui/src/TableCell/TableCell.js
index 6ec8cba62765fd..14350b63629d37 100644
--- a/packages/material-ui/src/TableCell/TableCell.js
+++ b/packages/material-ui/src/TableCell/TableCell.js
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ function TableCell(props, context) {
     ...other
   } = props;
 
-  Padding = padding === 'default' ? context.padding : padding;
+  let Padding = padding === 'default' ? context.padding : padding;
 
   const { table } = context;
   let Component;