diff --git a/src/babel/transformation/transformers/es6/classes.js b/src/babel/transformation/transformers/es6/classes.js
index 294fb79394..4af1e12c32 100644
--- a/src/babel/transformation/transformers/es6/classes.js
+++ b/src/babel/transformation/transformers/es6/classes.js
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ class ClassTransformer {
       this.classRef = this.scope.generateUidIdentifier(classRef);
 
       // this is so super calls and the decorators have access to the raw function
-      body.unshift(t.variableDeclaration("var", [
+      body.push(t.variableDeclaration("var", [
         t.variableDeclarator(this.classRef, classRef)
       ]));
     }
diff --git a/test/core/fixtures/transformation/es7.decorators/class-modules/expected.js b/test/core/fixtures/transformation/es7.decorators/class-modules/expected.js
index 67dac7e982..a061a0b3de 100644
--- a/test/core/fixtures/transformation/es7.decorators/class-modules/expected.js
+++ b/test/core/fixtures/transformation/es7.decorators/class-modules/expected.js
@@ -9,12 +9,11 @@ var _foo = require("foo");
 var _foo2 = babelHelpers.interopRequireWildcard(_foo);
 
 var Foo = (function () {
-  var _Foo = Foo;
-
   function Foo() {
     babelHelpers.classCallCheck(this, _Foo);
   }
 
+  var _Foo = Foo;
   Foo = _foo2["default"](Foo) || Foo;
   return Foo;
 })();
diff --git a/test/core/fixtures/transformation/es7.decorators/class-super/expected.js b/test/core/fixtures/transformation/es7.decorators/class-super/expected.js
index b5c10fd6d1..fc587a7e25 100644
--- a/test/core/fixtures/transformation/es7.decorators/class-super/expected.js
+++ b/test/core/fixtures/transformation/es7.decorators/class-super/expected.js
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 "use strict";
 
 var Foo = (function (_Bar) {
-  var _Foo = Foo;
-
   function Foo() {
     babelHelpers.classCallCheck(this, _Foo);
 
@@ -10,6 +8,7 @@ var Foo = (function (_Bar) {
   }
 
   babelHelpers.inherits(Foo, _Bar);
+  var _Foo = Foo;
   Foo = bar(Foo) || Foo;
   return Foo;
 })(Bar);
@@ -21,8 +20,8 @@ var Foo2 = (function (_Bar2) {
     babelHelpers.get(Object.getPrototypeOf(_class2.prototype), "constructor", this).call(this);
   };
 
-  var _class2 = _class;
   babelHelpers.inherits(_class, _Bar2);
+  var _class2 = _class;
   _class = bar(_class) || _class;
   return _class;
 })(Bar);
diff --git a/test/core/fixtures/transformation/es7.decorators/class/expected.js b/test/core/fixtures/transformation/es7.decorators/class/expected.js
index 1ae24bcda1..96ff2b4054 100644
--- a/test/core/fixtures/transformation/es7.decorators/class/expected.js
+++ b/test/core/fixtures/transformation/es7.decorators/class/expected.js
@@ -1,60 +1,55 @@
 "use strict";
 
 var Foo = (function () {
-  var _Foo = Foo;
-
   function Foo() {
     babelHelpers.classCallCheck(this, _Foo);
   }
 
+  var _Foo = Foo;
   Foo = foo(Foo) || Foo;
   return Foo;
 })();
 
 var Bar = (function () {
-  var _Bar = Bar;
-
   function Bar() {
     babelHelpers.classCallCheck(this, _Bar);
   }
 
+  var _Bar = Bar;
   Bar = bar(Bar) || Bar;
   Bar = foo(Bar) || Bar;
   return Bar;
 })();
 
 var Foo2 = (function () {
-  var _Foo2 = Foo;
-
   function Foo() {
     babelHelpers.classCallCheck(this, _Foo2);
   }
 
+  var _Foo2 = Foo;
   Foo = bar(Foo) || Foo;
   return Foo;
 })();
 
 var Bar2 = (function () {
-  var _Bar2 = Bar;
-
   function Bar() {
     babelHelpers.classCallCheck(this, _Bar2);
   }
 
+  var _Bar2 = Bar;
   Bar = bar(Bar) || Bar;
   Bar = foo(Bar) || Bar;
   return Bar;
 })();
 
 var Baz = (function () {
-  var _Baz = Baz;
-
   function Baz(baz) {
     babelHelpers.classCallCheck(this, _Baz);
 
     this.baz = baz;
   }
 
+  var _Baz = Baz;
   Baz = foo(Baz) || Baz;
   return Baz;
 })();