diff --git a/jode/jode/flow/StructuredBlock.java b/jode/jode/flow/StructuredBlock.java
index c26ce2c..9d50e8c 100644
--- a/jode/jode/flow/StructuredBlock.java
+++ b/jode/jode/flow/StructuredBlock.java
@@ -426,6 +426,12 @@ public abstract class StructuredBlock {
 	while (enum.hasMoreElements()) {
 	    LocalInfo local = (LocalInfo) enum.nextElement();
 
+	    /* First generate the names for the locals, since this may
+	     * also change their types, if they are in the local
+	     * variable table.
+	     */
+	    String localName = local.getName();
+
 	    // Merge with all locals in this block, that use the same 
 	    // slot and have compatible type.
 	    int size = done.size();
@@ -442,11 +448,17 @@ public abstract class StructuredBlock {
 		     * of prevLocal (it has already a name) doesn't match
 		     * the intersected type.
 		     *
-		     * A special case: this mustn't be merged, since it is
-		     * special.  "this" can't be assigned to.
+		     * We don't want to merge variables, whose names are
+		     * not generated by us and differ.  
+		     * 
+		     * And don't merge "this" with any other variable 
+		     * since it mustn't be written to.
 		     */
 		    if (prevLocal.getType().isOfType(local.getType())
-			&& prevLocal.getName() != "this") {
+			&& prevLocal.getName() != "this"
+			&& (!prevLocal.isNameGenerated() 
+			    || !local.isNameGenerated()
+			    || localName.equals(prevLocal.getName()))) {
 			local.combineWith(prevLocal);
 			continue next_used;
 		    }