diff --git a/lib/compress.js b/lib/compress.js
index 5ab9a841..453b6ed6 100644
--- a/lib/compress.js
+++ b/lib/compress.js
@@ -7301,6 +7301,13 @@ Compressor.prototype.compress = function(node) {
             }
         }, function(node, in_list) {
             if (node instanceof AST_BlockStatement) return trim_block(node, tt.parent(), in_list);
+            if (node instanceof AST_ExportDeclaration) {
+                var block = node.body;
+                if (!(block instanceof AST_BlockStatement)) return;
+                node.body = block.body.pop();
+                block.body.push(node);
+                return in_list ? List.splice(block.body) : block;
+            }
             if (node instanceof AST_For) return patch_for_init(node, in_list);
             if (node instanceof AST_ForIn) {
                 if (!drop_vars || !compressor.option("loops")) return;
diff --git a/test/compress/exports.js b/test/compress/exports.js
index 005a93e6..2b5e6aab 100644
--- a/test/compress/exports.js
+++ b/test/compress/exports.js
@@ -496,3 +496,16 @@ issue_4766: {
         export var a = "bar";
     }
 }
+
+issue_5444: {
+    options = {
+        unused: true,
+    }
+    input: {
+        export var a = (console, console);
+    }
+    expect: {
+        console;
+        export var a = console;
+    }
+}