--- a/nashorn/src/jdk/nashorn/internal/codegen/Attr.java	Fri Oct 04 16:21:29 2013 +0530
+++ b/nashorn/src/jdk/nashorn/internal/codegen/Attr.java	Tue Oct 08 11:55:19 2013 +0200
@@ -1082,24 +1082,6 @@
     private boolean enterAssignmentNode(final BinaryNode binaryNode) {
         start(binaryNode);
 
-        final Node lhs = binaryNode.lhs();
-
-        if (lhs instanceof IdentNode) {
-            final Block     block = lc.getCurrentBlock();
-            final IdentNode ident = (IdentNode)lhs;
-            final String    name  = ident.getName();
-
-            Symbol symbol = findSymbol(block, name);
-
-            if (symbol == null) {
-                symbol = defineSymbol(block, name, IS_GLOBAL);
-            } else {
-                maybeForceScope(symbol);
-            }
-
-            addLocalDef(name);
-        }
-
         return true;
     }
 
@@ -1112,20 +1094,33 @@
      * @param binaryNode assignment node
      */
     private Node leaveAssignmentNode(final BinaryNode binaryNode) {
-        BinaryNode newBinaryNode = binaryNode;
-
         final Expression lhs = binaryNode.lhs();
         final Expression rhs = binaryNode.rhs();
         final Type type;
 
+        if (lhs instanceof IdentNode) {
+            final Block     block = lc.getCurrentBlock();
+            final IdentNode ident = (IdentNode)lhs;
+            final String    name  = ident.getName();
+            final Symbol symbol = findSymbol(block, name);
+
+            if (symbol == null) {
+                defineSymbol(block, name, IS_GLOBAL);
+            } else {
+                maybeForceScope(symbol);
+            }
+
+            addLocalDef(name);
+        }
+
         if (rhs.getType().isNumeric()) {
-            type = Type.widest(binaryNode.lhs().getType(), binaryNode.rhs().getType());
+            type = Type.widest(lhs.getType(), rhs.getType());
         } else {
             type = Type.OBJECT; //force lhs to be an object if not numeric assignment, e.g. strings too.
         }
 
         newType(lhs.getSymbol(), type);
-        return end(ensureSymbol(type, newBinaryNode));
+        return end(ensureSymbol(type, binaryNode));
     }
 
     private boolean isLocal(FunctionNode function, Symbol symbol) {

--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/nashorn/test/script/basic/JDK-8025213.js	Tue Oct 08 11:55:19 2013 +0200
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2010, 2013, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
+ * 
+ * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ * 
+ * This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
+ * version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that
+ * accompanied this code).
+ * 
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version
+ * 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+ * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ * 
+ * Please contact Oracle, 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065 USA
+ * or visit www.oracle.com if you need additional information or have any
+ * questions.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * JDK-8025213: Assignment marks variable as defined too early
+ *
+ * @test
+ * @run
+ */
+
+function test() {
+    if (String("")) {
+        var foo = 42;
+    }
+    foo = foo + 1;
+    print(foo);
+}
+
+test();

--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/nashorn/test/script/basic/JDK-8025213.js.EXPECTED	Tue Oct 08 11:55:19 2013 +0200
@@ -0,0 +1,1 @@
+NaN