diff --git a/lib/compress.js b/lib/compress.js
index 3cd632c2..e34b1d3a 100644
--- a/lib/compress.js
+++ b/lib/compress.js
@@ -3182,22 +3182,19 @@ Compressor.prototype.compress = function(node) {
                         var defn = last.clone();
                         defn.value = null;
                         if (!value) {
-                            node = node.clone();
-                            node.definitions = defns.slice();
                             node.definitions[index] = defn;
                             return node;
                         }
-                        var body = [
-                            make_node(AST_SimpleStatement, value, { body: value }),
-                            node.clone(),
-                        ];
-                        body[1].definitions = defns.slice(index);
-                        body[1].definitions[0] = defn;
+                        var body = [ make_node(AST_SimpleStatement, value, { body: value }) ];
                         if (index > 0) {
+                            var head = node.clone();
+                            head.definitions = defns.slice(0, index);
+                            body.unshift(head);
                             node = node.clone();
-                            node.definitions = defns.slice(0, index);
-                            body.unshift(node);
+                            node.definitions = defns.slice(index);
                         }
+                        body.push(node);
+                        node.definitions[0] = defn;
                         return in_list ? List.splice(body) : make_node(AST_BlockStatement, node, { body: body });
                     }
                     if (!value) return in_list ? List.skip : null;