diff --git a/src/compiler/parser.ts b/src/compiler/parser.ts
index 48ee8a4c89996..82a32e47578b1 100644
--- a/src/compiler/parser.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/parser.ts
@@ -5608,7 +5608,13 @@ namespace ts {
                         );
                     }
                 }
-                return finishNode(factory.createBlock(statements, multiLine), pos);
+                const result = withJSDoc(finishNode(factory.createBlock(statements, multiLine), pos), hasJSDoc);
+                if (token() === SyntaxKind.EqualsToken) {
+                    parseErrorAtCurrentToken(Diagnostics.Declaration_or_statement_expected_This_follows_a_block_of_statements_so_if_you_intended_to_write_a_destructuring_assignment_you_might_need_to_wrap_the_the_whole_assignment_in_parentheses);
+                    nextToken();
+                }
+
+                return result;
             }
             else {
                 const statements = createMissingList<Statement>();