diff --git a/src/babel/traversal/path/index.js b/src/babel/traversal/path/index.js
index 33cd9dfe7b..0fb16c7fa2 100644
--- a/src/babel/traversal/path/index.js
+++ b/src/babel/traversal/path/index.js
@@ -547,6 +547,9 @@ export default class TraversalPath {
       var binding = this.scope.getBinding(this.node.name);
       if (!binding || !binding.constant) return;
 
+      // todo: take into consideration infinite recursion #1149
+      return;
+
       if (binding.path === this) {
         return this;
       } else {
diff --git a/test/core/fixtures/transformation/misc/regression-1149/actual.js b/test/core/fixtures/transformation/misc/regression-1149/actual.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a2fe1a1436
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/core/fixtures/transformation/misc/regression-1149/actual.js
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+function foo(bar) {
+  var bar = bar[0];
+}
diff --git a/test/core/fixtures/transformation/misc/regression-1149/expected.js b/test/core/fixtures/transformation/misc/regression-1149/expected.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e5a4077240
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/core/fixtures/transformation/misc/regression-1149/expected.js
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+"use strict";
+
+function foo(bar) {
+  var bar = bar[0];
+}