diff --git a/compiler/injectdestructors.nim b/compiler/injectdestructors.nim
index b5e1db169..0a14a1daf 100644
--- a/compiler/injectdestructors.nim
+++ b/compiler/injectdestructors.nim
@@ -1006,7 +1006,7 @@ proc p(n: PNode; c: var Con; s: var Scope; mode: ProcessMode): PNode =
       result[0] = p(n[0], c, s, mode)
       for i in 1..<n.len:
         result[i] = n[i]
-    of nkGotoState, nkState:
+    of nkGotoState, nkState, nkAsmStmt:
       result = n
     else:
       internalError(c.graph.config, n.info, "cannot inject destructors to node kind: " & $n.kind)