diff --git a/src/cc65/function.c b/src/cc65/function.c
index 6a601db2c..eb2ad4bcd 100644
--- a/src/cc65/function.c
+++ b/src/cc65/function.c
@@ -523,6 +523,7 @@ void NewFunc (SymEntry* Func)
 
     /* Need a starting curly brace */
     ConsumeLCurly ();
+    CollAppend (&CurrentFunc->LocalsBlockStack, (void *)CurrentFunc->LocalsBlockCount);
 
     /* Parse local variable declarations if any */
     DeclareLocals ();