diff --git a/src/compiler/transformers/es6.ts b/src/compiler/transformers/es6.ts
index 82b60cf8a08..f126f512bf3 100644
--- a/src/compiler/transformers/es6.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/transformers/es6.ts
@@ -931,7 +931,7 @@ namespace ts {
          *                                          synthesized call to `super`
          */
         function shouldAddRestParameter(node: ParameterDeclaration, inConstructorWithSynthesizedSuper: boolean) {
-            return node && node.dotDotDotToken && !inConstructorWithSynthesizedSuper;
+            return node && node.dotDotDotToken && node.name.kind === SyntaxKind.Identifier && !inConstructorWithSynthesizedSuper;
         }
 
         /**
@@ -2753,4 +2753,4 @@ namespace ts {
             return isIdentifier(expression) && expression === parameter.name;
         }
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}