diff --git a/src/scripting/codegeneration/codegen.cpp b/src/scripting/codegeneration/codegen.cpp
index 7a6997746..d5dbbdbfa 100644
--- a/src/scripting/codegeneration/codegen.cpp
+++ b/src/scripting/codegeneration/codegen.cpp
@@ -10154,7 +10154,7 @@ ExpEmit FxLocalVariableDeclaration::Emit(VMFunctionBuilder *build)
 				}
 				emitval.Free(build);
 			}
-			else if (Init->ExprType != EFX_LocalVariable)
+			else if (!emitval.Fixed)
 			{
 				// take over the register that got allocated while emitting the Init expression.
 				RegNum = emitval.RegNum;