diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/inline/inl.go b/src/cmd/compile/internal/inline/inl.go
index 45a533fcafc..d50d8b3516f 100644
--- a/src/cmd/compile/internal/inline/inl.go
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/inline/inl.go
@@ -1061,6 +1061,8 @@ func (subst *inlsubst) clovar(n *ir.Name) *ir.Name {
 		m.Defn = &subst.defnMarker
 	case *ir.TypeSwitchGuard:
 		// TODO(mdempsky): Set m.Defn properly. See discussion on #45743.
+	case *ir.RangeStmt:
+		// TODO: Set m.Defn properly if we support inlining range statement in the future.
 	default:
 		base.FatalfAt(n.Pos(), "unexpected Defn: %+v", defn)
 	}
diff --git a/test/fixedbugs/issue48033.go b/test/fixedbugs/issue48033.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..044b98c9bce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixedbugs/issue48033.go
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+// compile
+
+// Copyright 2021 The Go Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+type app struct {
+	Name string
+}
+
+func bug() func() {
+	return func() {
+
+		// the issue is this if true block
+		if true {
+			return
+		}
+
+		var xx = []app{}
+		var gapp app
+		for _, app := range xx {
+			if strings.ToUpper("") == app.Name {
+				fmt.Printf("%v\n", app)
+				gapp = app
+			}
+		}
+		fmt.Println(gapp)
+	}
+}
+
+func main() {
+	bug()
+}