diff --git a/lib/nodes.js b/lib/nodes.js
index 51076035..a6715ea2 100644
--- a/lib/nodes.js
+++ b/lib/nodes.js
@@ -435,17 +435,8 @@
       }
       return null;
     };
-    Value.unfoldSoak = function(o, parent, name) {
-      var ifn;
-      if (!(ifn = parent[name].unfoldSoak(o))) {
-        return;
-      }
-      parent[name] = ifn.body;
-      ifn.body = new Value(parent);
-      return ifn;
-    };
     return Value;
-  }).call(this);
+  })();
   exports.Comment = (function() {
     Comment = (function() {
       function Comment(_arg) {
@@ -546,7 +537,7 @@
             call.variable.base = ifn;
           }
         }
-        ifn = Value.unfoldSoak(o, call, 'variable');
+        ifn = If.unfoldSoak(o, call, 'variable');
       }
       return ifn;
     };
@@ -1001,7 +992,7 @@
         if (this.variable.isSplice()) {
           return this.compileSplice(o);
         }
-        if (ifn = Value.unfoldSoak(o, this, 'variable')) {
+        if (ifn = If.unfoldSoak(o, this, 'variable')) {
           delete o.top;
           return ifn.compile(o);
         }
@@ -1899,8 +1890,17 @@
     If.prototype.unfoldSoak = function() {
       return this.soakNode && this;
     };
+    If.unfoldSoak = function(o, parent, name) {
+      var ifn;
+      if (!(ifn = parent[name].unfoldSoak(o))) {
+        return;
+      }
+      parent[name] = ifn.body;
+      ifn.body = new Value(parent);
+      return ifn;
+    };
     return If;
-  })();
+  }).call(this);
   Push = {
     wrap: function(name, expressions) {
       if (expressions.empty() || expressions.containsPureStatement()) {
diff --git a/src/nodes.coffee b/src/nodes.coffee
index 61114f01..a4d632ed 100644
--- a/src/nodes.coffee
+++ b/src/nodes.coffee
@@ -402,13 +402,6 @@ exports.Value = class Value extends Base
       return ifn
     null
 
-  # Unfold a node's child if soak, then tuck the node under created `If`
-  @unfoldSoak: (o, parent, name) ->
-    return unless ifn = parent[name].unfoldSoak o
-    parent[name] = ifn.body
-    ifn.body     = new Value parent
-    ifn
-
 #### Comment
 
 # CoffeeScript passes through block comments as JavaScript block comments
@@ -492,7 +485,7 @@ exports.Call = class Call extends Base
           call.variable = ifn
         else
           call.variable.base = ifn
-      ifn = Value.unfoldSoak o, call, 'variable'
+      ifn = If.unfoldSoak o, call, 'variable'
     ifn
 
   # Compile a vanilla function call.
@@ -863,7 +856,7 @@ exports.Assign = class Assign extends Base
     if isValue = @isValue()
       return @compilePatternMatch(o) if @variable.isArray() or @variable.isObject()
       return @compileSplice(o) if @variable.isSplice()
-      if ifn = Value.unfoldSoak o, this, 'variable'
+      if ifn = If.unfoldSoak o, this, 'variable'
         delete o.top
         return ifn.compile o
     top    = del o, 'top'
@@ -1592,6 +1585,13 @@ exports.If = class If extends Base
 
   unfoldSoak: -> @soakNode and this
 
+  # Unfold a node's child if soak, then tuck the node under created `If`
+  @unfoldSoak: (o, parent, name) ->
+    return unless ifn = parent[name].unfoldSoak o
+    parent[name] = ifn.body
+    ifn.body     = new Value parent
+    ifn
+
 # Faux-Nodes
 # ----------
 # Faux-nodes are never created by the grammar, but are used during code