diff --git a/packages/babel-plugin-transform-es2015-block-scoping/src/index.js b/packages/babel-plugin-transform-es2015-block-scoping/src/index.js
index 6f21235196..b6598b6a33 100644
--- a/packages/babel-plugin-transform-es2015-block-scoping/src/index.js
+++ b/packages/babel-plugin-transform-es2015-block-scoping/src/index.js
@@ -305,14 +305,14 @@ class BlockScoping {
       this.remap();
     }
 
-    this.updateScopeInfo();
+    this.updateScopeInfo(needsClosure);
 
     if (this.loopLabel && !t.isLabeledStatement(this.loopParent)) {
       return t.labeledStatement(this.loopLabel, this.loop);
     }
   }
 
-  updateScopeInfo() {
+  updateScopeInfo(wrappedInClosure) {
     let scope = this.scope;
     let parentScope = scope.getFunctionParent();
     let letRefs = this.letReferences;
@@ -323,7 +323,12 @@ class BlockScoping {
       if (!binding) continue;
       if (binding.kind === "let" || binding.kind === "const") {
         binding.kind = "var";
-        scope.moveBindingTo(ref.name, parentScope);
+
+        if (wrappedInClosure) {
+          scope.removeBinding(ref.name);
+        } else {
+          scope.moveBindingTo(ref.name, parentScope);
+        }
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/packages/babel-plugin-transform-react-constant-elements/test/fixtures/constant-elements/dont-hoist-block-scoped-variables/actual.js b/packages/babel-plugin-transform-react-constant-elements/test/fixtures/constant-elements/dont-hoist-block-scoped-variables/actual.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..768b6acafa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/babel-plugin-transform-react-constant-elements/test/fixtures/constant-elements/dont-hoist-block-scoped-variables/actual.js
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+function render(flag) {
+  if (flag) {
+    let bar = "bar";
+
+    [].map(() => bar);
+
+    return <foo bar={bar} />;
+  }
+
+  return null;
+}
diff --git a/packages/babel-plugin-transform-react-constant-elements/test/fixtures/constant-elements/dont-hoist-block-scoped-variables/expected.js b/packages/babel-plugin-transform-react-constant-elements/test/fixtures/constant-elements/dont-hoist-block-scoped-variables/expected.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9618e6da02
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/babel-plugin-transform-react-constant-elements/test/fixtures/constant-elements/dont-hoist-block-scoped-variables/expected.js
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+function render(flag) {
+  if (flag) {
+    var _ret = function () {
+      var bar = "bar";
+
+      [].map(() => bar);
+
+      return {
+        v: <foo bar={bar} />
+      };
+    }();
+
+    if (typeof _ret === "object") return _ret.v;
+  }
+
+  return null;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/babel-plugin-transform-react-constant-elements/test/fixtures/constant-elements/dont-hoist-block-scoped-variables/options.json b/packages/babel-plugin-transform-react-constant-elements/test/fixtures/constant-elements/dont-hoist-block-scoped-variables/options.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..859336d418
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/babel-plugin-transform-react-constant-elements/test/fixtures/constant-elements/dont-hoist-block-scoped-variables/options.json
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{
+  "plugins": [
+    "syntax-jsx",
+    "transform-es2015-block-scoping",
+    "transform-react-constant-elements"
+  ]
+}