diff --git a/gcc/expr.c b/gcc/expr.c
index 7fa001f9e5c..9fb018766a6 100644
--- a/gcc/expr.c
+++ b/gcc/expr.c
@@ -10340,7 +10340,6 @@ expand_expr_real_1 (tree exp, rtx target, machine_mode tmode,
   enum tree_code code = TREE_CODE (exp);
   rtx subtarget, original_target;
   int ignore;
-  tree context;
   bool reduce_bit_field;
   location_t loc = EXPR_LOCATION (exp);
   struct separate_ops ops;
@@ -10579,14 +10578,16 @@ expand_expr_real_1 (tree exp, rtx target, machine_mode tmode,
       /* Variables inherited from containing functions should have
 	 been lowered by this point.  */
       if (exp)
-	context = decl_function_context (exp);
-      gcc_assert (!exp
-		  || SCOPE_FILE_SCOPE_P (context)
-		  || context == current_function_decl
-		  || TREE_STATIC (exp)
-		  || DECL_EXTERNAL (exp)
-		  /* ??? C++ creates functions that are not TREE_STATIC.  */
-		  || TREE_CODE (exp) == FUNCTION_DECL);
+	{
+	  tree context = decl_function_context (exp);
+	  gcc_assert (SCOPE_FILE_SCOPE_P (context)
+		      || context == current_function_decl
+		      || TREE_STATIC (exp)
+		      || DECL_EXTERNAL (exp)
+		      /* ??? C++ creates functions that are not
+			 TREE_STATIC.  */
+		      || TREE_CODE (exp) == FUNCTION_DECL);
+	}
 
       /* This is the case of an array whose size is to be determined
 	 from its initializer, while the initializer is still being parsed.