diff --git a/compile.c b/compile.c
index c62deafd23..a5e082f46d 100644
--- a/compile.c
+++ b/compile.c
@@ -6400,11 +6400,11 @@ compile_case3(rb_iseq_t *iseq, LINK_ANCHOR *const ret, const NODE *const orig_no
             int pat_line = nd_line(pattern);
             LABEL *next_pat = NEW_LABEL(pat_line);
             ADD_INSN (cond_seq, pat_line, dup);
-
             // NOTE: set deconstructed_pos to the current cached value location
             // (it's "under" the matchee value, so it's position is 2)
             CHECK(iseq_compile_pattern_each(iseq, cond_seq, pattern, l1, next_pat, FALSE, 2));
             ADD_LABEL(cond_seq, next_pat);
+            LABEL_UNREMOVABLE(next_pat);
         }
         else {
             COMPILE_ERROR(ERROR_ARGS "unexpected node");
diff --git a/test/ruby/test_pattern_matching.rb b/test/ruby/test_pattern_matching.rb
index 243a4cd2bd..e4c7507ac4 100644
--- a/test/ruby/test_pattern_matching.rb
+++ b/test/ruby/test_pattern_matching.rb
@@ -791,6 +791,16 @@ END
         true
       end
     end
+
+    # https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/issues/17534
+    assert_block do
+      case [0, 1, 2]
+      in x
+        true
+      in [*, 2, *]
+        false
+      end
+    end
   end
 
   def test_hash_pattern
diff --git a/version.h b/version.h
index 9a20707c89..c3e1f0f1b2 100644
--- a/version.h
+++ b/version.h
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 # define RUBY_VERSION_MINOR RUBY_API_VERSION_MINOR
 #define RUBY_VERSION_TEENY 0
 #define RUBY_RELEASE_DATE RUBY_RELEASE_YEAR_STR"-"RUBY_RELEASE_MONTH_STR"-"RUBY_RELEASE_DAY_STR
-#define RUBY_PATCHLEVEL 28
+#define RUBY_PATCHLEVEL 29
 
 #define RUBY_RELEASE_YEAR 2021
 #define RUBY_RELEASE_MONTH 2