diff --git a/libsolidity/ast/ASTJsonConverter.cpp b/libsolidity/ast/ASTJsonConverter.cpp
index fc43976de..1e39e7f28 100644
--- a/libsolidity/ast/ASTJsonConverter.cpp
+++ b/libsolidity/ast/ASTJsonConverter.cpp
@@ -362,6 +362,7 @@ void ASTJsonConverter::endVisit(FunctionDefinition const&)
 
 void ASTJsonConverter::endVisit(VariableDeclaration const&)
 {
+	goUp();
 }
 
 void ASTJsonConverter::endVisit(TypeName const&)