Use of Undefined Constant – Missing Character

I get this error

Notice: Use of undefined constant v - assumed 'v' in C:\xampp\htdocs\wordpress2\wp-content\plugins\plugin-activation-status\class-plugin-activation-status.php on line 155

The code currently is

$v = maybe_unserialize( $val->meta_value );
			if ( ! is_array( $v ) )
				continue;
			if ( count( v ) <= 0 )
				continue;

and should be

$v = maybe_unserialize( $val->meta_value );
			if ( ! is_array( $v ) )
				continue;
			if ( count( $v ) <= 0 )
				continue;