diff -r bab29bcec7fe -r eee18bf13c9b src/Parser.cpp
--- a/src/Parser.cpp	Sun Sep 16 21:34:10 2012 -0700
+++ b/src/Parser.cpp	Sun Sep 16 21:59:18 2012 -0700
@@ -865,18 +865,13 @@
     if (!name)
         return NULL;
 
+    SourcePosition pos = scanner_.begin();
+
     if (BoundName *other = scope_->localLookup(name)) {
         redeclarationError(other);
         return NULL;
     }
 
-    Variable *var = scope_->declareVariable(name, scanner_.begin());
-    if (!var)
-        return NULL;
-
-    if (scope == TOK_PUBLIC)
-        var->setPublic();
-
     ExpressionList *postDimensions = NULL;
     if (peek(TOK_LBRACKET)) {
         if ((postDimensions = dimensions()) == NULL)
@@ -899,6 +894,13 @@
         }
     }
 
+    Variable *var = scope_->declareVariable(name, pos);
+    if (!var)
+        return NULL;
+
+    if (scope == TOK_PUBLIC)
+        var->setPublic();
+
     return new (pool_) VariableDeclaration(var->pos(), kind, var, type, postDimensions, expr);
 }