diff --git a/lib/compress.js b/lib/compress.js
index d902278dd2..7b1f6c552e 100644
--- a/lib/compress.js
+++ b/lib/compress.js
@@ -14372,7 +14372,13 @@ Compressor.prototype.compress = function(node) {
                 if (!all(def.orig, function(sym) {
                     if (sym instanceof AST_SymbolConst) return false;
                     if (sym instanceof AST_SymbolFunarg) return !sym.unused && def.scope.resolve() !== fn;
-                    if (sym instanceof AST_SymbolLambda) return !compressor.option("ie") || sym.scope === def.scope;
+                    if (sym instanceof AST_SymbolLambda) {
+                        if (!compressor.option("ie")) return true;
+                        if (sym.scope === def.scope) return true;
+                        return !all(def.orig, function(decl) {
+                            return !(decl instanceof AST_SymbolVar);
+                        });
+                    }
                     if (sym instanceof AST_SymbolLet) return false;
                     return true;
                 })) return;
diff --git a/test/compress/ie.js b/test/compress/ie.js
index 8eb139b5e7..2e049b4f9c 100644
--- a/test/compress/ie.js
+++ b/test/compress/ie.js
@@ -3476,6 +3476,43 @@ issue_5350_ie: {
 }
 
 issue_5958: {
+    options = {
+        dead_code: true,
+        evaluate: true,
+        ie: false,
+        inline: true,
+        loops: true,
+        sequences: true,
+        toplevel: true,
+    }
+    input: {
+        "use strict";
+        while (function() {
+            if (a === console.log("PASS")) {
+                var a = function b() {};
+                try {
+                    a++;
+                } catch (b) {
+                    b[a];
+                }
+            }
+        }());
+    }
+    expect: {
+        "use strict";
+        if (a = void 0, a === console.log("PASS")) {
+            var a = function b() {};
+            try {
+                a++;
+            } catch (b) {
+                b[a];
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    expect_stdout: "PASS"
+}
+
+issue_5958_ie: {
     options = {
         dead_code: true,
         evaluate: true,
@@ -3511,3 +3548,75 @@ issue_5958: {
     }
     expect_stdout: "PASS"
 }
+
+issue_5961: {
+    options = {
+        ie: false,
+        inline: true,
+        toplevel: true,
+    }
+    input: {
+        for (var a in [ 1, 2 ]) {
+            (function() {
+                try {
+                    (function f() {});
+                } finally {
+                    var b = f, f = "FAIL";
+                    console.log(b || "PASS");
+                }
+            })();
+        }
+    }
+    expect: {
+        for (var a in [ 1, 2 ]) {
+            b = void 0;
+            f = void 0;
+            try {
+                (function f() {});
+            } finally {
+                var b = f, f = "FAIL";
+                console.log(b || "PASS");
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    expect_stdout: [
+        "PASS",
+        "PASS",
+    ]
+}
+
+issue_5961_ie: {
+    options = {
+        ie: true,
+        inline: true,
+        toplevel: true,
+    }
+    input: {
+        for (var a in [ 1, 2 ]) {
+            (function() {
+                try {
+                    (function f() {});
+                } finally {
+                    var b = f, f = "FAIL";
+                    console.log(b || "PASS");
+                }
+            })();
+        }
+    }
+    expect: {
+        for (var a in [ 1, 2 ]) {
+            b = void 0;
+            f = void 0;
+            try {
+                (function f() {});
+            } finally {
+                var b = f, f = "FAIL";
+                console.log(b || "PASS");
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    expect_stdout: [
+        "PASS",
+        "PASS",
+    ]
+}