diff --git a/tccgen.c b/tccgen.c
index 9d57ecd..1197ff9 100644
--- a/tccgen.c
+++ b/tccgen.c
@@ -4291,14 +4291,28 @@ static void block(int *bsym, int *csym, int *case_sym, int *def_sym,
         next();
         skip(';');
     } else if (tok == TOK_FOR) {
-        int e;
+        int e, c99_for_decl = 0;
         next();
         skip('(');
         if (tok != ';') {
-            gexpr();
-            vpop();
+            if (tok < TOK_UIDENT) {
+                // handle C99 for loop construct
+                c99_for_decl = 1;
+
+                /* record local declaration stack position */
+                s = local_stack;
+
+                decl(VT_LOCAL);
+                if (is_expr)
+                    vpop();
+            } else {
+                gexpr();
+                vpop();
+                skip(';');
+            }
+        } else {
+            skip(';');
         }
-        skip(';');
         d = ind;
         c = ind;
         a = 0;
@@ -4321,6 +4335,25 @@ static void block(int *bsym, int *csym, int *case_sym, int *def_sym,
         gjmp_addr(c);
         gsym(a);
         gsym_addr(b, c);
+
+        if (c99_for_decl) {
+            /* pop locally defined symbols */
+            if(is_expr) {
+                /* XXX: this solution makes only valgrind happy...
+                   triggered by gcc.c-torture/execute/20000917-1.c */
+                Sym *p;
+                switch(vtop->type.t & VT_BTYPE) {
+                case VT_PTR:
+                case VT_STRUCT:
+                case VT_ENUM:
+                case VT_FUNC:
+                    for(p=vtop->type.ref;p;p=p->prev)
+                        if(p->prev==s)
+                            error("unsupported expression type");
+                }
+            }
+            sym_pop(&local_stack, s);
+        }
     } else 
     if (tok == TOK_DO) {
         next();