From e42ce877a6469ccc6eb99e1e0f6162aeb6839193 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Araq <rumpf_a@web.de>
Date: Wed, 8 Jul 2020 10:45:51 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] fixes #14805

---
 compiler/ccgtypes.nim         |  2 +-
 tests/lent/tlent_from_var.nim | 14 ++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
 create mode 100644 tests/lent/tlent_from_var.nim

diff --git a/compiler/ccgtypes.nim b/compiler/ccgtypes.nim
index 11743499d7..fb205110e6 100644
--- a/compiler/ccgtypes.nim
+++ b/compiler/ccgtypes.nim
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ proc ccgIntroducedPtr(conf: ConfigRef; s: PSym, retType: PType): bool =
     result = false
   # first parameter and return type is 'lent T'? --> use pass by pointer
   if s.position == 0 and retType != nil and retType.kind == tyLent:
-    result = true
+    result = pt.kind != tyVar
 
 proc fillResult(conf: ConfigRef; param: PNode) =
   fillLoc(param.sym.loc, locParam, param, ~"Result",
diff --git a/tests/lent/tlent_from_var.nim b/tests/lent/tlent_from_var.nim
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c8a15b1a13
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/lent/tlent_from_var.nim
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+discard """
+  output: "x"
+"""
+
+# bug #14805
+
+type Foo = object
+  a: string
+
+proc bar(f: var Foo): lent string =
+  result = f.a
+
+var foo = Foo(a: "x")
+echo bar(foo)