diff --git a/lib/6to5/transformation/transformers/es6/for-of.js b/lib/6to5/transformation/transformers/es6/for-of.js
index 46a4b11155..0312e7f270 100644
--- a/lib/6to5/transformation/transformers/es6/for-of.js
+++ b/lib/6to5/transformation/transformers/es6/for-of.js
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@ exports.ForOfStatement = function (node, parent, scope, file) {
 
   // push the rest of the original loop body onto our new body
   block.body = block.body.concat(node.body.body);
-  block._declarations = node.body._declarations;
+
+  t.inherits(loop, node);
 
   // todo: find out why this is necessary? #538
   loop._scopeInfo = node._scopeInfo;
diff --git a/lib/6to5/types/index.js b/lib/6to5/types/index.js
index fb406b3fd9..12d253e197 100644
--- a/lib/6to5/types/index.js
+++ b/lib/6to5/types/index.js
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ var isString         = require("lodash/lang/isString");
 var compact          = require("lodash/array/compact");
 var esutils          = require("esutils");
 var object           = require("../helpers/object");
+var merge            = require("lodash/object/merge");
 var Node             = require("./node");
 var each             = require("lodash/collection/each");
 var uniq             = require("lodash/array/uniq");
@@ -690,10 +691,12 @@ t.inheritsComments = function (child, parent) {
  */
 
 t.inherits = function (child, parent) {
-  child.range = parent.range;
-  child.start = parent.start;
-  child.loc   = parent.loc;
-  child.end   = parent.end;
+  child._declarations = parent._declarations;
+  child._scopeInfo    = parent._scopeInfo;
+  child.range         = parent.range;
+  child.start         = parent.start;
+  child.loc           = parent.loc;
+  child.end           = parent.end;
   t.inheritsComments(child, parent);
   return child;
 };