diff --git a/src/org/jetbrains/java/decompiler/modules/decompiler/exps/VarExprent.java b/src/org/jetbrains/java/decompiler/modules/decompiler/exps/VarExprent.java
index d14029c..665b5d1 100644
--- a/src/org/jetbrains/java/decompiler/modules/decompiler/exps/VarExprent.java
+++ b/src/org/jetbrains/java/decompiler/modules/decompiler/exps/VarExprent.java
@@ -64,6 +64,10 @@ public class VarExprent extends Exprent {
     this.bytecodeOffset = bytecodeOffset;
   }
 
+  public int getBytecodeOffset() {
+    return bytecodeOffset;
+  }
+
   @Override
   public VarType getExprType() {
     return getVarType();
diff --git a/src/org/jetbrains/java/decompiler/modules/decompiler/vars/VarDefinitionHelper.java b/src/org/jetbrains/java/decompiler/modules/decompiler/vars/VarDefinitionHelper.java
index 0402097..8bb27e3 100644
--- a/src/org/jetbrains/java/decompiler/modules/decompiler/vars/VarDefinitionHelper.java
+++ b/src/org/jetbrains/java/decompiler/modules/decompiler/vars/VarDefinitionHelper.java
@@ -160,6 +160,7 @@ public class VarDefinitionHelper {
 
       // search for the first assignment to var [index]
       int addindex = 0;
+      int bytecodeOffset = -1;
       for (Exprent expr : lst) {
         if (setDefinition(expr, index)) {
           defset = true;
@@ -170,6 +171,7 @@ public class VarDefinitionHelper {
           for (Exprent exp : expr.getAllExprents(true)) {
             if (exp.type == Exprent.EXPRENT_VAR && ((VarExprent)exp).getIndex() == index) {
               foundvar = true;
+              bytecodeOffset = ((VarExprent) exp).getBytecodeOffset();
               break;
             }
           }
@@ -181,7 +183,7 @@ public class VarDefinitionHelper {
       }
 
       if (!defset) {
-        VarExprent var = new VarExprent(index, varproc.getVarType(new VarVersionPair(index.intValue(), 0)), varproc);
+        VarExprent var = new VarExprent(index, varproc.getVarType(new VarVersionPair(index.intValue(), 0)), varproc, -1, bytecodeOffset);
         var.setDefinition(true);
 
         lst.add(addindex, var);