1 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/qml/compiler/qv4codegen.cpp b/src/qml/compiler/qv4codegen.cpp
index 2418e0e7de..bf05c5c538 100644
--- a/src/qml/compiler/qv4codegen.cpp
+++ b/src/qml/compiler/qv4codegen.cpp
@@ -530,6 +530,10 @@ Codegen::Reference Codegen::targetForPatternElement(AST::PatternElement *p)
     Reference lhs = expression(p->bindingTarget);
     if (hasError)
         return lhs;
+    if (!lhs.isLValue()) {
+        throwReferenceError(p->bindingTarget->firstSourceLocation(), QStringLiteral("Binding target is not a reference."));
+        return lhs;
+    }
     lhs = lhs.asLValue();
     return lhs;
 }