diff --git a/src/librustc/hir/intravisit.rs b/src/librustc/hir/intravisit.rs
index 1777d765cc8a..05bef951ddbd 100644
--- a/src/librustc/hir/intravisit.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/hir/intravisit.rs
@@ -1055,8 +1055,8 @@ pub fn walk_expr<'v, V: Visitor<'v>>(visitor: &mut V, expression: &'v Expr) {
             visitor.visit_expr(left_hand_expression)
         }
         ExprKind::AssignOp(_, ref left_expression, ref right_expression) => {
+            visitor.visit_expr(left_expression);
             visitor.visit_expr(right_expression);
-            visitor.visit_expr(left_expression)
         }
         ExprKind::Field(ref subexpression, ident) => {
             visitor.visit_expr(subexpression);
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/issues/issue-61442.rs b/src/test/run-pass/issues/issue-61442.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..89d1dac08bc1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/issues/issue-61442.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#![feature(generators)]
+
+fn foo() {
+    let _x = static || {
+        let mut s = String::new();
+        s += { yield; "" };
+    };
+}
+
+fn main() {
+    foo()
+}