diff --git a/bootstraptest/test_syntax.rb b/bootstraptest/test_syntax.rb
index 80eaa6416d..a111990a1f 100644
--- a/bootstraptest/test_syntax.rb
+++ b/bootstraptest/test_syntax.rb
@@ -376,6 +376,8 @@ assert_equal %q{1}, %q{1 or 2 or 3 or 4}
 assert_equal %q{1}, %q{1 or false or 3 or 4}
 assert_equal %q{2}, %q{nil or 2 or 3 or 4}
 assert_equal %q{2}, %q{false or 2 or 3 or 4}
+assert_equal %q{1}, %q{if true && ""; then 1; end}
+assert_equal %q{1}, %q{if nil || true; then 1; end}
 assert_equal %q{false}, %q{nil or false or nil or false}
 assert_equal %q{elseng}, %q{
   case
diff --git a/parse.y b/parse.y
index b48d910c4c..41f26215d9 100644
--- a/parse.y
+++ b/parse.y
@@ -9694,7 +9694,6 @@ logop_gen(struct parser_params *parser, enum node_type type, NODE *left, NODE *r
 	  case NODE_NIL:
 	  case NODE_FALSE:
 	    if (type == NODE_AND) return left;
-	    left = 0;
 	    break;
 	  case NODE_TRUE:
 	  case NODE_LIT: