diff --git a/packages/babel-traverse/src/scope/lib/renamer.js b/packages/babel-traverse/src/scope/lib/renamer.js
index 0e5f368393dc..b15285e29caf 100644
--- a/packages/babel-traverse/src/scope/lib/renamer.js
+++ b/packages/babel-traverse/src/scope/lib/renamer.js
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ const renameVisitor = {
   },
 
   "AssignmentExpression|Declaration|VariableDeclarator"(path, state) {
+    if (path.isVariableDeclaration()) return;
     const ids = path.getOuterBindingIdentifiers();
 
     for (const name in ids) {