diff --git a/internal/shader/shader.go b/internal/shader/shader.go
index e57619b3f..6ecbed8da 100644
--- a/internal/shader/shader.go
+++ b/internal/shader/shader.go
@@ -322,11 +322,9 @@ func (cs *compileState) parseDecl(b *block, d ast.Decl) ([]shaderir.Stmt, bool)
 					continue
 				}
 
-				for _, v := range vs {
-					b.addNamedLocalVariable(v.name, v.typ, d.Pos())
-				}
-
 				base := b.totalLocalVariableNum()
+				b.vars = append(b.vars, vs...)
+
 				if len(inits) > 0 {
 					for i := range vs {
 						stmts = append(stmts, shaderir.Stmt{
diff --git a/shader_test.go b/shader_test.go
index de69a6e9b..12299c4e6 100644
--- a/shader_test.go
+++ b/shader_test.go
@@ -588,26 +588,6 @@ func Fragment(position vec4, texCoord vec2, color vec4) vec4 {
 `)); err != nil {
 		t.Error(err)
 	}
-
-	if _, err := NewShader([]byte(`package main
-
-func Fragment(position vec4, texCoord vec2, color vec4) vec4 {
-	var a int
-	return vec4(0)
-}
-`)); err == nil {
-		t.Errorf("error must be non-nil but was nil")
-	}
-
-	if _, err := NewShader([]byte(`package main
-
-func Fragment(position vec4, texCoord vec2, color vec4) vec4 {
-	var a, b int
-	return vec4(0)
-}
-`)); err == nil {
-		t.Errorf("error must be non-nil but was nil")
-	}
 }
 
 func TestShaderBlankLhs(t *testing.T) {