diff --git a/src/compiler/checker.ts b/src/compiler/checker.ts
index 047b2f13f52..af0a83156b5 100644
--- a/src/compiler/checker.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/checker.ts
@@ -9416,6 +9416,10 @@ module ts {
         }
 
         function checkIteratedTypeOrElementType(inputType: Type, errorNode: Node, allowStringInput: boolean): Type {
+            if (inputType.flags & TypeFlags.Any) {
+                return inputType;
+            }
+
             if (languageVersion >= ScriptTarget.ES6) {
                 return checkIteratedType(inputType, errorNode) || anyType;
             }
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/arrayAssignmentPatternWithAny.js b/tests/baselines/reference/arrayAssignmentPatternWithAny.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c81b5f1f38d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/arrayAssignmentPatternWithAny.js
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+//// [arrayAssignmentPatternWithAny.ts]
+var a: any;
+var x: string;
+[x] = a;
+
+//// [arrayAssignmentPatternWithAny.js]
+var a;
+var x;
+x = a[0];
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/arrayAssignmentPatternWithAny.types b/tests/baselines/reference/arrayAssignmentPatternWithAny.types
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0021ffc8ca3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/arrayAssignmentPatternWithAny.types
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+=== tests/cases/conformance/es6/destructuring/arrayAssignmentPatternWithAny.ts ===
+var a: any;
+>a : any, Symbol(a, Decl(arrayAssignmentPatternWithAny.ts, 0, 3))
+
+var x: string;
+>x : string, Symbol(x, Decl(arrayAssignmentPatternWithAny.ts, 1, 3))
+
+[x] = a;
+>[x] = a : any
+>[x] : [string]
+>x : string, Symbol(x, Decl(arrayAssignmentPatternWithAny.ts, 1, 3))
+>a : any, Symbol(a, Decl(arrayAssignmentPatternWithAny.ts, 0, 3))
+
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/assignmentLHSIsValue.errors.txt b/tests/baselines/reference/assignmentLHSIsValue.errors.txt
index a8a57090fb8..cf747b44b3e 100644
--- a/tests/baselines/reference/assignmentLHSIsValue.errors.txt
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/assignmentLHSIsValue.errors.txt
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ tests/cases/conformance/expressions/assignmentOperator/assignmentLHSIsValue.ts(3
 tests/cases/conformance/expressions/assignmentOperator/assignmentLHSIsValue.ts(31,1): error TS2364: Invalid left-hand side of assignment expression.
 tests/cases/conformance/expressions/assignmentOperator/assignmentLHSIsValue.ts(32,1): error TS2364: Invalid left-hand side of assignment expression.
 tests/cases/conformance/expressions/assignmentOperator/assignmentLHSIsValue.ts(35,9): error TS1128: Declaration or statement expected.
-tests/cases/conformance/expressions/assignmentOperator/assignmentLHSIsValue.ts(38,1): error TS2461: Type 'any' is not an array type.
 tests/cases/conformance/expressions/assignmentOperator/assignmentLHSIsValue.ts(38,2): error TS2364: Invalid left-hand side of assignment expression.
 tests/cases/conformance/expressions/assignmentOperator/assignmentLHSIsValue.ts(38,6): error TS2364: Invalid left-hand side of assignment expression.
 tests/cases/conformance/expressions/assignmentOperator/assignmentLHSIsValue.ts(42,36): error TS1034: 'super' must be followed by an argument list or member access.
@@ -39,7 +38,7 @@ tests/cases/conformance/expressions/assignmentOperator/assignmentLHSIsValue.ts(6
 tests/cases/conformance/expressions/assignmentOperator/assignmentLHSIsValue.ts(70,1): error TS2364: Invalid left-hand side of assignment expression.
 
 
-==== tests/cases/conformance/expressions/assignmentOperator/assignmentLHSIsValue.ts (39 errors) ====
+==== tests/cases/conformance/expressions/assignmentOperator/assignmentLHSIsValue.ts (38 errors) ====
     // expected error for all the LHS of assignments
     var value;
     
@@ -110,8 +109,6 @@ tests/cases/conformance/expressions/assignmentOperator/assignmentLHSIsValue.ts(7
     
     // array literals
     ['', ''] = value;
-    ~~~~~~~~
-!!! error TS2461: Type 'any' is not an array type.
      ~~
 !!! error TS2364: Invalid left-hand side of assignment expression.
          ~~
diff --git a/tests/cases/conformance/es6/destructuring/arrayAssignmentPatternWithAny.ts b/tests/cases/conformance/es6/destructuring/arrayAssignmentPatternWithAny.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9ca6bd77eb7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cases/conformance/es6/destructuring/arrayAssignmentPatternWithAny.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+var a: any;
+var x: string;
+[x] = a;
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