1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/parse.y b/parse.y
index 31694a3717..48a777eb72 100644
--- a/parse.y
+++ b/parse.y
@@ -7761,9 +7761,9 @@ assignable_gen(struct parser_params *parser, ID id, NODE *val)
 static void
 shadowing_lvar_gen(struct parser_params *parser, ID name)
 {
-    static ID uscore;
+    ID uscore;
 
-    if (!uscore) uscore = rb_intern("_");
+    CONST_ID(uscore, "_");
     if (uscore == name) return;
     if (dyna_in_block()) {
 	if (dvar_curr(name)) {