diff --git a/src/V3Link.cpp b/src/V3Link.cpp
index 3193173ca..d99a16398 100644
--- a/src/V3Link.cpp
+++ b/src/V3Link.cpp
@@ -604,9 +604,7 @@ private:
 	// Deal with implicit definitions
 	// We used to nodep->allowImplicit() here, but it turns out
 	// normal "assigns" can also make implicit wires.  Yuk.
-	if (AstVarRef* forrefp = nodep->lhsp()->castVarRef()) {
-	    createImplicitVar(forrefp, false);
-	}
+	pinImplicitExprRecurse(nodep->lhsp());
 	nodep->iterateChildren(*this);
     }
     virtual void visit(AstAssignAlias* nodep, AstNUser*) {
diff --git a/test_regress/t/t_lint_implicit.v b/test_regress/t/t_lint_implicit.v
index 9445d0914..5d56d499c 100644
--- a/test_regress/t/t_lint_implicit.v
+++ b/test_regress/t/t_lint_implicit.v
@@ -11,5 +11,8 @@ module t (a,z);
 
    or   OR0 (nt0, a, b);
 
+   logic [1:0] dummy_ip;
+   assign {dummy1, dummy2} = dummy_ip;
+
    assign z = nt0;
 endmodule
diff --git a/test_regress/t/t_lint_implicit_bad.pl b/test_regress/t/t_lint_implicit_bad.pl
index b3ec298e4..79949a35b 100755
--- a/test_regress/t/t_lint_implicit_bad.pl
+++ b/test_regress/t/t_lint_implicit_bad.pl
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ compile (
 '%Warning-IMPLICIT: t/t_lint_implicit.v:\d+: Signal definition not found, creating implicitly: b
 %Warning-IMPLICIT: Use .* to disable this message.
 %Warning-IMPLICIT: t/t_lint_implicit.v:\d+: Signal definition not found, creating implicitly: nt0
+%Warning-IMPLICIT: t/t_lint_implicit.v:\d+: Signal definition not found, creating implicitly: dummy1
+%Warning-IMPLICIT: t/t_lint_implicit.v:\d+: Signal definition not found, creating implicitly: dummy2
 %Error: Exiting due to.*',
 	 ) if $Self->{v3};