diff --git a/compiler/ccgstmts.nim b/compiler/ccgstmts.nim
index b0638b6691..d1eed4c324 100644
--- a/compiler/ccgstmts.nim
+++ b/compiler/ccgstmts.nim
@@ -405,7 +405,7 @@ proc genClosureVar(p: BProc, a: PNode) =
   genLineDir(p, a)
   if immediateAsgn:
     loadInto(p, a[0], a[2], v)
-  else:
+  elif sfNoInit notin a[0][1].sym.flags:
     constructLoc(p, v)
 
 proc genVarStmt(p: BProc, n: PNode) =
diff --git a/compiler/lowerings.nim b/compiler/lowerings.nim
index ba778fe34b..7f0f1ca18b 100644
--- a/compiler/lowerings.nim
+++ b/compiler/lowerings.nim
@@ -238,7 +238,8 @@ proc addField*(obj: PType; s: PSym; cache: IdentCache; idgen: IdGenerator): PSym
   assert t.kind != tyTyped
   propagateToOwner(obj, t)
   field.position = obj.n.len
-  field.flags = s.flags * {sfCursor}
+  # sfNoInit flag for skField is used in closureiterator codegen
+  field.flags = s.flags * {sfCursor, sfNoInit}
   obj.n.add newSymNode(field)
   fieldCheck()
   result = field