diff --git a/packages/babel/src/traversal/scope/index.js b/packages/babel/src/traversal/scope/index.js
index 478e5036ac..6ef5332745 100644
--- a/packages/babel/src/traversal/scope/index.js
+++ b/packages/babel/src/traversal/scope/index.js
@@ -699,7 +699,7 @@ export default class Scope {
     // FunctionExpression - id
 
     if (path.isFunctionExpression() && path.has("id")) {
-      this.registerBinding("local", path);
+      this.registerBinding("local", path.get("id"));
     }
 
     // Class