diff --git a/lib/nodes.js b/lib/nodes.js
index d8037edd..8172d196 100644
--- a/lib/nodes.js
+++ b/lib/nodes.js
@@ -756,9 +756,10 @@
     // object literals to a value. Peeks at their properties to assign inner names.
     // See: http://wiki.ecmascript.org/doku.php?id=harmony:destructuring
     compile_pattern_match: function compile_pattern_match(o) {
-      var _a, _b, access_class, assigns, code, i, idx, obj, val, val_var;
+      var _a, _b, access_class, assigns, code, i, idx, obj, val, val_var, value;
       val_var = o.scope.free_variable();
-      assigns = [this.idt() + val_var + ' = ' + this.value.compile(o) + ';'];
+      value = this.value.is_statement() ? ClosureNode.wrap(this.value) : this.value;
+      assigns = [this.idt() + val_var + ' = ' + value.compile(o) + ';'];
       o.top = true;
       o.as_statement = true;
       _a = this.variable.base.objects;
diff --git a/src/nodes.coffee b/src/nodes.coffee
index 3df8edc8..87425ead 100644
--- a/src/nodes.coffee
+++ b/src/nodes.coffee
@@ -604,7 +604,8 @@ AssignNode: exports.AssignNode: inherit BaseNode, {
   # See: http://wiki.ecmascript.org/doku.php?id=harmony:destructuring
   compile_pattern_match: (o) ->
     val_var: o.scope.free_variable()
-    assigns: [@idt() + val_var + ' = ' + @value.compile(o) + ';']
+    value: if @value.is_statement() then ClosureNode.wrap(@value) else @value
+    assigns: [@idt() + val_var + ' = ' + value.compile(o) + ';']
     o.top: true
     o.as_statement: true
     for obj, i in @variable.base.objects