diff --git a/translator/src/main/kotlin/org/kotlinnative/translator/FunctionCodegen.kt b/translator/src/main/kotlin/org/kotlinnative/translator/FunctionCodegen.kt
index ff7744536e8..9ae314b7316 100644
--- a/translator/src/main/kotlin/org/kotlinnative/translator/FunctionCodegen.kt
+++ b/translator/src/main/kotlin/org/kotlinnative/translator/FunctionCodegen.kt
@@ -458,7 +458,15 @@ class FunctionCodegen(val state: TranslationState, val variableManager: Variable
 
         when (assignExpression) {
             is LLVMVariable -> {
-                variableManager.addVariable(identifier!!.text, assignExpression, scopeDepth)
+                if (assignExpression.pointer == 0) {
+                    val allocVar = variableManager.receiveVariable(identifier!!.text, assignExpression.type, LLVMRegisterScope(), pointer = 0)
+                    codeBuilder.allocStackVar(allocVar)
+                    allocVar.pointer++
+                    variableManager.addVariable(identifier.text, allocVar, scopeDepth)
+                    copyVariable(assignExpression, allocVar)
+                } else {
+                    variableManager.addVariable(identifier!!.text, assignExpression, scopeDepth)
+                }
             }
             is LLVMConstant -> {
                 val newVar = variableManager.receiveVariable(identifier!!.text, assignExpression.type!!, LLVMRegisterScope(), pointer = 1)