diff --git a/crates/swc_ecma_minifier/src/compress/optimize/sequences.rs b/crates/swc_ecma_minifier/src/compress/optimize/sequences.rs
index 2a90e3c432a5..b1422fcc87eb 100644
--- a/crates/swc_ecma_minifier/src/compress/optimize/sequences.rs
+++ b/crates/swc_ecma_minifier/src/compress/optimize/sequences.rs
@@ -2308,7 +2308,7 @@ impl Optimizer<'_> {
                         can_take_init = true;
                     }
 
-                    if usage.inline_prevented {
+                    if usage.inline_prevented || usage.used_recursively {
                         return Ok(false);
                     }
 
diff --git a/crates/swc_ecma_minifier/tests/fixture/issues/8841/input.js b/crates/swc_ecma_minifier/tests/fixture/issues/8841/input.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c34cb561beb0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/swc_ecma_minifier/tests/fixture/issues/8841/input.js
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+export const k = (() => {
+    var x = x;
+    return x;
+})();
diff --git a/crates/swc_ecma_minifier/tests/fixture/issues/8841/output.js b/crates/swc_ecma_minifier/tests/fixture/issues/8841/output.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..45a235405a64
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/swc_ecma_minifier/tests/fixture/issues/8841/output.js
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+var x;
+export const k = x;