diff --git a/pkgs/racket-test-core/tests/racket/optimize.rktl b/pkgs/racket-test-core/tests/racket/optimize.rktl
index 2fc0dc291a..76900e6945 100644
--- a/pkgs/racket-test-core/tests/racket/optimize.rktl
+++ b/pkgs/racket-test-core/tests/racket/optimize.rktl
@@ -5759,6 +5759,12 @@
   (parameterize ([read-accept-compiled #t])
     (void (read (open-input-bytes (get-output-bytes o))))))
 
+;; ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
+;; Check for an optimizer regresssion
+
+(err/rt-test (+ (let-values (((x y) (let-values ((() 9)) 2))) x) (error))
+             exn:fail?)
+
 ;; ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
 
 (report-errs)
diff --git a/racket/src/racket/src/resolve.c b/racket/src/racket/src/resolve.c
index 55e63c7a51..a04b0f46db 100644
--- a/racket/src/racket/src/resolve.c
+++ b/racket/src/racket/src/resolve.c
@@ -512,7 +512,7 @@ static Scheme_Object *look_for_letv_change(Scheme_Sequence *s)
     v = s->array[i];
     if (SAME_TYPE(SCHEME_TYPE(v), scheme_let_value_type)) {
       Scheme_Let_Value *lv = (Scheme_Let_Value *)v;
-      if (scheme_omittable_expr(lv->body, 1, -1, 0, NULL, NULL)) {
+      if (scheme_omittable_expr(lv->body, 1, -1, OMITTABLE_RESOLVED, NULL, NULL)) {
 	int esize = s->count - (i + 1);
 	int nsize = i + 1;
 	Scheme_Object *nv, *ev;