diff --git a/internal/checker/checker.go b/internal/checker/checker.go
index 65a23fce6d..6085378c92 100644
--- a/internal/checker/checker.go
+++ b/internal/checker/checker.go
@@ -15969,6 +15969,10 @@ func (c *Checker) padTupleType(t *Type, pattern *ast.Node) *Type {
 }
 
 func (c *Checker) widenTypeInferredFromInitializer(declaration *ast.Node, t *Type) *Type {
+	return c.getWidenedLiteralTypeForInitializer(declaration, t)
+}
+
+func (c *Checker) getWidenedLiteralTypeForInitializer(declaration *ast.Node, t *Type) *Type {
 	if c.getCombinedNodeFlagsCached(declaration)&ast.NodeFlagsConstant != 0 || isDeclarationReadonly(declaration) {
 		return t
 	}
@@ -17089,7 +17093,7 @@ func (c *Checker) getTypeFromBindingElement(element *ast.Node, includePatternInT
 		if ast.IsBindingPattern(element.Name()) {
 			contextualType = c.getTypeFromBindingPattern(element.Name(), true /*includePatternInType*/, false /*reportErrors*/)
 		}
-		return c.addOptionality(c.widenTypeInferredFromInitializer(element, c.checkDeclarationInitializer(element, CheckModeNormal, contextualType)))
+		return c.addOptionality(c.getWidenedLiteralTypeForInitializer(element, c.checkDeclarationInitializer(element, CheckModeNormal, contextualType)))
 	}
 	if ast.IsBindingPattern(element.Name()) {
 		return c.getTypeFromBindingPattern(element.Name(), includePatternInType, reportErrors)