diff --git a/Userland/Libraries/LibJS/Parser.cpp b/Userland/Libraries/LibJS/Parser.cpp
index b423529c68..93e110f83e 100644
--- a/Userland/Libraries/LibJS/Parser.cpp
+++ b/Userland/Libraries/LibJS/Parser.cpp
@@ -1701,7 +1701,7 @@ NonnullRefPtr<VariableDeclaration> Parser::parse_variable_declaration(bool for_l
             init = parse_expression(2);
         } else if (!for_loop_variable_declaration && declaration_kind == DeclarationKind::Const) {
             syntax_error("Missing initializer in 'const' variable declaration");
-        } else if (target.has<NonnullRefPtr<BindingPattern>>()) {
+        } else if (!for_loop_variable_declaration && target.has<NonnullRefPtr<BindingPattern>>()) {
             syntax_error("Missing initializer in destructuring assignment");
         }
 
diff --git a/Userland/Libraries/LibJS/Tests/loops/for-in-basic.js b/Userland/Libraries/LibJS/Tests/loops/for-in-basic.js
index ee60bd5eb8..62b59ff708 100644
--- a/Userland/Libraries/LibJS/Tests/loops/for-in-basic.js
+++ b/Userland/Libraries/LibJS/Tests/loops/for-in-basic.js
@@ -49,3 +49,7 @@ test("use already-declared variable", () => {
     for (property in "abc");
     expect(property).toBe("2");
 });
+
+test("allow binding patterns", () => {
+    expect(`for (let [a, b] in foo) {}`).toEval();
+});
diff --git a/Userland/Libraries/LibJS/Tests/loops/for-of-basic.js b/Userland/Libraries/LibJS/Tests/loops/for-of-basic.js
index e08d096c68..4f6277e3f3 100644
--- a/Userland/Libraries/LibJS/Tests/loops/for-of-basic.js
+++ b/Userland/Libraries/LibJS/Tests/loops/for-of-basic.js
@@ -98,3 +98,7 @@ describe("errors", () => {
         }).toThrowWithMessage(TypeError, "[object Object] is not iterable");
     });
 });
+
+test("allow binding patterns", () => {
+    expect(`for (let [a, b] of foo) {}`).toEval();
+});