diff --git a/vlib/v/ast/ast.v b/vlib/v/ast/ast.v
index f3f81f25ea..e1acd34b01 100644
--- a/vlib/v/ast/ast.v
+++ b/vlib/v/ast/ast.v
@@ -286,10 +286,9 @@ pub mut:
 // break, continue
 pub struct BranchStmt {
 pub:
-	kind       token.Kind
-	label      string
-	pos        token.Position
-	parent_pos int
+	kind  token.Kind
+	label string
+	pos   token.Position
 }
 
 pub struct CallExpr {
diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/cgen.v b/vlib/v/gen/cgen.v
index adc170edb8..3507f1eb82 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/cgen.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/cgen.v
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ mut:
 	// sum type deref needs to know which index to deref because unions take care of the correct field
 	aggregate_type_idx               int
 	returned_var_name                string // to detect that a var doesn't need to be freed since it's being returned
+	branch_parent_pos                int    // used in BranchStmt (continue/break) for autofree stop position
 }
 
 const (
@@ -853,7 +854,7 @@ fn (mut g Gen) stmt(node ast.Stmt) {
 				if g.pref.autofree && !g.is_builtin_mod {
 					g.writeln('// free before continue/break')
 					g.autofree_scope_vars_stop(node.pos.pos - 1, node.pos.line_nr, true,
-						node.parent_pos)
+						g.branch_parent_pos)
 				}
 				g.writeln('$node.kind;')
 			}
@@ -1008,6 +1009,8 @@ fn (mut g Gen) stmt(node ast.Stmt) {
 			g.for_in(node)
 		}
 		ast.ForStmt {
+			prev_branch_parent_pos := g.branch_parent_pos
+			g.branch_parent_pos = node.pos.pos
 			g.write_v_source_line_info(node.pos)
 			g.is_vlines_enabled = false
 			if node.label.len > 0 {
@@ -1031,6 +1034,7 @@ fn (mut g Gen) stmt(node ast.Stmt) {
 			if node.label.len > 0 {
 				g.writeln('${node.label}__break: {}')
 			}
+			g.branch_parent_pos = prev_branch_parent_pos
 		}
 		ast.GlobalDecl {
 			g.global_decl(node)
diff --git a/vlib/v/parser/for.v b/vlib/v/parser/for.v
index 99d8133355..924faf5925 100644
--- a/vlib/v/parser/for.v
+++ b/vlib/v/parser/for.v
@@ -9,11 +9,6 @@ import v.table
 fn (mut p Parser) for_stmt() ast.Stmt {
 	p.check(.key_for)
 	pos := p.tok.position()
-	prev_branch_parent_pos := p.branch_parent_pos
-	p.branch_parent_pos = pos.pos
-	defer {
-		p.branch_parent_pos = prev_branch_parent_pos
-	}
 	p.open_scope()
 	p.inside_for = true
 	if p.tok.kind == .key_match {
diff --git a/vlib/v/parser/parser.v b/vlib/v/parser/parser.v
index 5be20a52c5..504f7150a8 100644
--- a/vlib/v/parser/parser.v
+++ b/vlib/v/parser/parser.v
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ mut:
 	vet_errors        []string
 	cur_fn_name       string
 	in_generic_params bool // indicates if parsing between `<` and `>` of a method/function
-	branch_parent_pos int // used in BranchStmt (continue/break) autofree stop position
 }
 
 // for tests
@@ -691,7 +690,6 @@ pub fn (mut p Parser) stmt(is_top_level bool) ast.Stmt {
 				kind: tok.kind
 				label: label
 				pos: tok.position()
-				parent_pos: p.branch_parent_pos
 			}
 		}
 		.key_unsafe {