diff --git a/compiler/lowerings.nim b/compiler/lowerings.nim
index 01635cf48..4bd54603d 100644
--- a/compiler/lowerings.nim
+++ b/compiler/lowerings.nim
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ proc lowerTupleUnpackingForAsgn*(n: PNode; owner: PSym): PNode =
   let value = n.lastSon
   result = newNodeI(nkStmtList, n.info)
 
-  var temp = newSym(skLet, getIdent(genPrefix), owner, value.info)
+  var temp = newSym(skLet, getIdent("_"), owner, value.info)
   var v = newNodeI(nkLetSection, value.info)
   let tempAsNode = newSymNode(temp) #newIdentNode(getIdent(genPrefix & $temp.id), value.info)
 
diff --git a/tests/tuples/tunpack_asgn.nim b/tests/tuples/tunpack_asgn.nim
index a48fcff5d..1dc7ff074 100644
--- a/tests/tuples/tunpack_asgn.nim
+++ b/tests/tuples/tunpack_asgn.nim
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ proc pg[T](x, y: var T) =
 
 # test as a top level statement:
 var x, y, a, b: int
+# test for regression:
+(x, y) = (1, 2)
 (x, y) = fooBar()
 
 echo x, " ", y