diff --git a/selfhost/cmd/wcc/cgenstmt.ww b/selfhost/cmd/wcc/cgenstmt.ww
index 5afae19d..802218f8 100644
--- a/selfhost/cmd/wcc/cgenstmt.ww
+++ b/selfhost/cmd/wcc/cgenstmt.ww
@@ -3432,7 +3432,7 @@ fn cgmlet(c: *cgen, n: *syntax.node) void = {
 	if (rhs.kind == syntax.nkind.N_IDENT) {
 		let rl: *local = localfindnode(c, rhs.str);
 		if (rl != nil) {
-			let rti: *syntax.tinfo = rl.tnode.type_: *syntax.tinfo;
+			let rti: *syntax.tinfo = rhs.type_: *syntax.tinfo;
 			rti = tichase(rti);
 			if (rti != nil) { if (rti.kind == syntax.tykind.TY_TUPLE) {
 				let srcoff: i32 = rl.off;