diff --git a/libnixf/src/Sema/VariableLookup.cpp b/libnixf/src/Sema/VariableLookup.cpp
index 70040124a..d5056398d 100644
--- a/libnixf/src/Sema/VariableLookup.cpp
+++ b/libnixf/src/Sema/VariableLookup.cpp
@@ -177,12 +177,10 @@ std::shared_ptr<EnvNode> VariableLookupAnalysis::dfsAttrs(
 
     auto NewEnv = std::make_shared<EnvNode>(Env, DB.finish(), Syntax);
 
-    // inherit (expr) attrs;
-    //         ~~~~~~<------- this expression should have "parent scope".
     for (const auto &[_, Attr] : SA.staticAttrs()) {
       if (!Attr.value())
         continue;
-      dfs(*Attr.value(), Attr.fromInherit() ? Env : NewEnv);
+      dfs(*Attr.value(), NewEnv);
     }
 
     dfsDynamicAttrs(SA.dynamicAttrs(), NewEnv);
diff --git a/libnixf/test/Sema/VariableLookup.cpp b/libnixf/test/Sema/VariableLookup.cpp
index a3771d765..7b98ef591 100644
--- a/libnixf/test/Sema/VariableLookup.cpp
+++ b/libnixf/test/Sema/VariableLookup.cpp
@@ -262,4 +262,14 @@ TEST_F(VLATest, EscapingWith) {
   ASSERT_EQ(D.notes().size(), 2);
 }
 
+TEST_F(VLATest, InheritRec) {
+  // Make sure inheirt (expr), the expression is binded to "NewEnv".
+  std::shared_ptr<Node> AST =
+      parse("rec { inherit (foo) bar; foo.bar = 1; }", Diags);
+  VariableLookupAnalysis VLA(Diags);
+  VLA.runOnAST(*AST);
+
+  ASSERT_EQ(Diags.size(), 0);
+}
+
 } // namespace