diff --git a/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-compiler/src/ReactiveScopes/InferReactiveScopeVariables.ts b/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-compiler/src/ReactiveScopes/InferReactiveScopeVariables.ts
index 2c9e67646b155..3e344d1bfa34c 100644
--- a/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-compiler/src/ReactiveScopes/InferReactiveScopeVariables.ts
+++ b/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-compiler/src/ReactiveScopes/InferReactiveScopeVariables.ts
@@ -114,9 +114,13 @@ export function inferReactiveScopeVariables(fn: HIRFunction): void {
       };
       scopes.set(groupIdentifier, scope);
     } else {
-      scope.range.start = makeInstructionId(
-        Math.min(scope.range.start, identifier.mutableRange.start)
-      );
+      if (scope.range.start === 0) {
+        scope.range.start = identifier.mutableRange.start;
+      } else if (identifier.mutableRange.start !== 0) {
+        scope.range.start = makeInstructionId(
+          Math.min(scope.range.start, identifier.mutableRange.start)
+        );
+      }
       scope.range.end = makeInstructionId(
         Math.max(scope.range.end, identifier.mutableRange.end)
       );
diff --git a/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-compiler/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/primitive-reassigned-loop-force-scopes-enabled.expect.md b/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-compiler/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/primitive-reassigned-loop-force-scopes-enabled.expect.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..a40c7452bb973
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-compiler/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/primitive-reassigned-loop-force-scopes-enabled.expect.md
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+
+## Input
+
+```javascript
+// @enableForest
+function Component({ base, start, increment, test }) {
+  let value = base;
+  for (let i = start; i < test; i += increment) {
+    value += i;
+  }
+  return <div>{value}</div>;
+}
+
+export const FIXTURE_ENTRYPOINT = {
+  fn: Component,
+  params: [{ base: 0, start: 0, test: 10, increment: 1 }],
+  sequentialRenders: [
+    { base: 0, start: 1, test: 10, increment: 1 },
+    { base: 0, start: 0, test: 10, increment: 2 },
+    { base: 2, start: 0, test: 10, increment: 2 },
+    { base: 0, start: 0, test: 11, increment: 2 },
+  ],
+};
+
+```
+
+## Code
+
+```javascript
+import { c as _c } from "react/compiler-runtime"; // @enableForest
+function Component(t0) {
+  const $ = _c(5);
+  const { base, start, increment, test } = t0;
+  let value;
+  if ($[0] !== base || $[1] !== start || $[2] !== test || $[3] !== increment) {
+    value = base;
+    for (let i = start; i < test; i = i + increment, i) {
+      value = value + i;
+    }
+    $[0] = base;
+    $[1] = start;
+    $[2] = test;
+    $[3] = increment;
+    $[4] = value;
+  } else {
+    value = $[4];
+  }
+  return <div>{value}</div>;
+}
+
+export const FIXTURE_ENTRYPOINT = {
+  fn: Component,
+  params: [{ base: 0, start: 0, test: 10, increment: 1 }],
+  sequentialRenders: [
+    { base: 0, start: 1, test: 10, increment: 1 },
+    { base: 0, start: 0, test: 10, increment: 2 },
+    { base: 2, start: 0, test: 10, increment: 2 },
+    { base: 0, start: 0, test: 11, increment: 2 },
+  ],
+};
+
+```
+      
+### Eval output
+(kind: ok) <div>45</div>
+<div>20</div>
+<div>22</div>
+<div>30</div>
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diff --git a/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-compiler/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/primitive-reassigned-loop-force-scopes-enabled.js b/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-compiler/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/primitive-reassigned-loop-force-scopes-enabled.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..2cbf8ee58a8dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-compiler/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/primitive-reassigned-loop-force-scopes-enabled.js
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+// @enableForest
+function Component({ base, start, increment, test }) {
+  let value = base;
+  for (let i = start; i < test; i += increment) {
+    value += i;
+  }
+  return <div>{value}</div>;
+}
+
+export const FIXTURE_ENTRYPOINT = {
+  fn: Component,
+  params: [{ base: 0, start: 0, test: 10, increment: 1 }],
+  sequentialRenders: [
+    { base: 0, start: 1, test: 10, increment: 1 },
+    { base: 0, start: 0, test: 10, increment: 2 },
+    { base: 2, start: 0, test: 10, increment: 2 },
+    { base: 0, start: 0, test: 11, increment: 2 },
+  ],
+};