diff --git a/lib/compress.js b/lib/compress.js
index 66441e80..5a1df7c3 100644
--- a/lib/compress.js
+++ b/lib/compress.js
@@ -1818,10 +1818,7 @@ merge(Compressor.prototype, {
                         return node;
                     }
                     if (is_lhs(node, parent)) {
-                        if (value_def && !hit_rhs) {
-                            assign_used = true;
-                            if (node.definition().last_ref === node) replaced++;
-                        }
+                        if (value_def && !hit_rhs) assign_used = true;
                         return node;
                     } else if (value_def) {
                         if (stop_if_hit && assign_pos == 0) assign_pos = remaining - replaced;
@@ -2024,7 +2021,7 @@ merge(Compressor.prototype, {
                         statements[i].transform(scanner);
                     }
                     if (value_def) {
-                        if (!replaced || remaining > replaced) {
+                        if (!replaced || remaining > replaced + assign_used) {
                             candidates.push(hit_stack);
                             force_single = true;
                             continue;
diff --git a/test/compress/collapse_vars.js b/test/compress/collapse_vars.js
index 50db51b0..e2d567b4 100644
--- a/test/compress/collapse_vars.js
+++ b/test/compress/collapse_vars.js
@@ -4658,7 +4658,6 @@ replace_all_var_scope: {
     rename = true
     options = {
         collapse_vars: true,
-        reduce_vars: true,
         unused: true,
     }
     mangle = {}
@@ -4677,7 +4676,7 @@ replace_all_var_scope: {
         (function(c, o) {
             switch (~a) {
               case (b += a):
-              case +o:
+              case o++:
             }
         })(--b, a);
         console.log(a, b);
diff --git a/test/compress/functions.js b/test/compress/functions.js
index 988f589e..b3a6011f 100644
--- a/test/compress/functions.js
+++ b/test/compress/functions.js
@@ -6228,3 +6228,33 @@ recursive_collapse: {
     }
     expect_stdout: "PASS"
 }
+
+issue_5025: {
+    options = {
+        collapse_vars: true,
+        inline: true,
+        reduce_vars: true,
+        unused: true,
+    }
+    input: {
+        function f(a) {
+            function g() {
+                b = 42;
+            }
+            g(b = a);
+            var b = this;
+            console.log(typeof b);
+        }
+        f();
+    }
+    expect: {
+        function f(a) {
+            b = a,
+            void (b = 42);
+            var b = this;
+            console.log(typeof b);
+        }
+        f();
+    }
+    expect_stdout: "object"
+}
diff --git a/test/compress/keep_fargs.js b/test/compress/keep_fargs.js
index 3c2e4a74..2316646e 100644
--- a/test/compress/keep_fargs.js
+++ b/test/compress/keep_fargs.js
@@ -1151,7 +1151,6 @@ replace_all_var_scope: {
     options = {
         collapse_vars: true,
         keep_fargs: false,
-        reduce_vars: true,
         unused: true,
     }
     mangle = {}
@@ -1170,7 +1169,7 @@ replace_all_var_scope: {
         (function(c) {
             switch (~a) {
               case (b += a):
-              case +c:
+              case c++:
             }
         })((--b, a));
         console.log(a, b);