diff --git a/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/IL/Transforms/DeconstructionTransform.cs b/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/IL/Transforms/DeconstructionTransform.cs
index f8fa5eeac..59c06b8cf 100644
--- a/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/IL/Transforms/DeconstructionTransform.cs
+++ b/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/IL/Transforms/DeconstructionTransform.cs
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.Decompiler.IL.Transforms
 				return false;
 			var inputType = conversionInfo.inputType;
 			var conv = conversionInfo.conv;
-			if (c.IsIdentityConversion) {
+			if (c.IsIdentityConversion || c.IsReferenceConversion) {
 				return conv == null || conv.Kind == ConversionKind.Nop;
 			}
 			if (c.IsNumericConversion) {