diff --git a/compiler/injectdestructors.nim b/compiler/injectdestructors.nim
index 009c683aeb..431f9539f3 100644
--- a/compiler/injectdestructors.nim
+++ b/compiler/injectdestructors.nim
@@ -1064,7 +1064,7 @@ proc injectDefaultCalls(n: PNode, c: var Con) =
 proc extractDestroysForTemporaries(c: Con, destroys: PNode): PNode =
   result = newNodeI(nkStmtList, destroys.info)
   for i in 0..<destroys.len:
-    if destroys[i][1][0].sym.kind == skTemp:
+    if destroys[i][1][0].sym.kind in {skTemp, skForVar}:
       result.add destroys[i]
       destroys[i] = c.emptyNode
 
diff --git a/tests/arc/amodule.nim b/tests/arc/amodule.nim
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e853d0a770
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/arc/amodule.nim
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+var vectors = @["a", "b", "c", "d", "e"]
+
+iterator testVectors(): string =
+  for vector in vectors:
+    yield vector
+
+var r = ""
+for item in testVectors():
+  r.add item
+echo r
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/arc/tamodule.nim b/tests/arc/tamodule.nim
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ac9757bd7f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/arc/tamodule.nim
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+discard """
+  output: "abcde"
+  cmd: "nim c --gc:arc $file"
+"""
+
+import amodule