diff --git a/src/libexpr/parser.y b/src/libexpr/parser.y
index 2ee3833f..c4afb72e 100644
--- a/src/libexpr/parser.y
+++ b/src/libexpr/parser.y
@@ -91,12 +91,13 @@ static Expr fixAttrs(bool recursive, ATermList as)
         if (matchInherit(*i, src, names, pos)) {
             bool fromScope = matchScope(src);
             for (ATermIterator j(names); j; ++j) {
-                Expr rhs = fromScope ? makeVar(*j) : makeSelect(src, *j);
                 if (attrs.children.find(*j) != attrs.children.end()) 
                     throw ParseError(format("duplicate definition of attribute `%1%' at %2%")
                         % showAttrPath(ATmakeList1(*j)) % showPos(pos));
                 Tree & t(attrs.children[*j]);
-                t.leaf = rhs; t.pos = pos; if (recursive) t.recursive = false;
+                t.leaf = fromScope ? makeVar(*j) : makeSelect(src, *j);
+                t.pos = pos;
+                if (recursive && fromScope) t.recursive = false;
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/tests/lang/eval-okay-scope-7.exp b/tests/lang/eval-okay-scope-7.exp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..067d2b74
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/lang/eval-okay-scope-7.exp
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Int(1)
diff --git a/tests/lang/eval-okay-scope-7.nix b/tests/lang/eval-okay-scope-7.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4da02968
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/lang/eval-okay-scope-7.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+rec {
+  inherit (x) y;
+  x = {
+    y = 1;
+  };
+}.y