diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d325b41181..c62ac45f67 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 <p align="center">
   <a href="https://travis-ci.org/sebmck/6to5">
-    <img alt="Travis Status" src="http://img.shields.io/travis/sebmck/6to5.svg?style=flat&amp;label=travis">
+    <img alt="Travis Status" src="http://img.shields.io/travis/sebmck/6to5.svg?branch=master&amp;style=flat&amp;label=travis">
   </a>
 
   <a href="https://codeclimate.com/github/sebmck/6to5">
diff --git a/lib/6to5/transformers/destructuring.js b/lib/6to5/transformers/destructuring.js
index a214b6c5ba..792c4b32c6 100644
--- a/lib/6to5/transformers/destructuring.js
+++ b/lib/6to5/transformers/destructuring.js
@@ -147,5 +147,22 @@ exports.VariableDeclaration = function (node, parent, file) {
     }
   });
 
+  if (parent.type !== "Program" && parent.type !== "BlockStatement") {
+    var declar;
+
+    _.each(nodes, function (node) {
+      declar = declar || b.variableDeclaration(node.kind, []);
+
+      if (node.type !== "VariableDeclaration" && declar.kind !== node.kind) {
+        throw util.errorWithNode(node, "Cannot use this node within the current parent");
+      }
+
+      declar.declarations = declar.declarations.concat(node.declarations);
+    });
+
+    return declar;
+  }
+
   return nodes;
 };
+
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e7ac67a1bb..7190db3349 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "6to5",
   "description": "Turn ES6 code into readable vanilla ES5 with source maps",
-  "version": "1.10.8",
+  "version": "1.10.9",
   "author": "Sebastian McKenzie <sebmck@gmail.com>",
   "homepage": "https://github.com/sebmck/6to5",
   "repository": {