diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/checker.v b/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
index 371bf25a8d..1f1fd23447 100644
--- a/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
@@ -388,9 +388,10 @@ pub fn (c mut Checker) assign_stmt(assign_stmt mut ast.AssignStmt) {
 			ident.info = var_info
 			assign_stmt.left[i] = ident
 			if assign_stmt.op == .assign {
-				if !c.table.check(val_type, var_info.typ) {
+				var_type := c.expr(ident)
+				if !c.table.check(val_type, var_type) {
 					val_type_sym := c.table.get_type_symbol(val_type)
-					var_type_sym := c.table.get_type_symbol(var_info.typ)
+					var_type_sym := c.table.get_type_symbol(var_type)
 					c.error('assign stmt: cannot use `$val_type_sym.name` as `$var_type_sym.name`', assign_stmt.pos)
 				}
 			}
@@ -408,20 +409,19 @@ pub fn (c mut Checker) assign_stmt(assign_stmt mut ast.AssignStmt) {
 		mut scope := c.file.scope.innermost(assign_stmt.pos.pos)
 		for i, _ in assign_stmt.left {
 			mut ident := assign_stmt.left[i]
-			val := assign_stmt.right[i]
-			val_type := c.expr(val)
+			val_type := c.expr(assign_stmt.right[i])
 			if assign_stmt.op == .assign {
-				var_info := ident.var_info()
-				if !c.table.check(val_type, var_info.typ) {
+				var_type := c.expr(ident)
+				if !c.table.check(val_type, var_type) {
 					val_type_sym := c.table.get_type_symbol(val_type)
-					var_type_sym := c.table.get_type_symbol(var_info.typ)
+					var_type_sym := c.table.get_type_symbol(var_type)
 					c.error('assign stmt: cannot use `$val_type_sym.name` as `$var_type_sym.name`', assign_stmt.pos)
 				}
 			}
-			else if assign_stmt.op == .decl_assign {
-				mut var_info := ident.var_info()
-				var_info.typ = val_type
-				ident.info = var_info
+			else {
+				mut ident_var_info := ident.var_info()
+				ident_var_info.typ = val_type
+				ident.info = ident_var_info
 				assign_stmt.left[i] = ident
 			}
 			scope.override_var(ast.Var{
diff --git a/vlib/v/parser/parser.v b/vlib/v/parser/parser.v
index 50ce1802a9..1887ec9dc8 100644
--- a/vlib/v/parser/parser.v
+++ b/vlib/v/parser/parser.v
@@ -1514,7 +1514,7 @@ fn (p mut Parser) assign_stmt() ast.Stmt {
 	p.next() // :=, =
 	exprs := p.parse_assign_rhs()
 	is_decl := op == .decl_assign
-	for ident in idents {
+	for i, ident in idents {
 		known_var := p.scope.known_var(ident.name)
 		if !is_decl && !known_var {
 			p.error('unknown variable `$ident.name`')
@@ -1523,9 +1523,17 @@ fn (p mut Parser) assign_stmt() ast.Stmt {
 			if p.scope.known_var(ident.name) {
 				p.error('redefinition of `$ident.name`')
 			}
-			p.scope.register_var(ast.Var{
-				name: ident.name
-			})
+			if idents.len == exprs.len {
+				p.scope.register_var(ast.Var{
+					name: ident.name
+					expr: exprs[i]
+				})
+			}
+			else {
+				p.scope.register_var(ast.Var{
+					name: ident.name
+				})
+			}
 		}
 	}
 	return ast.AssignStmt{