diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/walk/assign.go b/src/cmd/compile/internal/walk/assign.go
index c8342b4fa432d8..3abf2a060c8a03 100644
--- a/src/cmd/compile/internal/walk/assign.go
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/walk/assign.go
@@ -341,6 +341,9 @@ func ascompatee(op ir.Op, nl, nr []ir.Node) []ir.Node {
 			break
 		}
 
+		walkStmtList(l.Init())
+		early.Append(ir.TakeInit(l)...)
+
 		var name *ir.Name
 		switch l.Op() {
 		default:
diff --git a/test/fixedbugs/issue45706.go b/test/fixedbugs/issue45706.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..facf488b3de989
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixedbugs/issue45706.go
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+// compile
+
+// Copyright 2021 The Go Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+package p
+
+var i int
+var arr []*int
+var f func() int
+
+func g() {
+	for i, *(arr[f()]) = range []int{} {
+	}
+}