diff --git a/vlib/v/parser/expr.v b/vlib/v/parser/expr.v
index a860639954..51f906bc4d 100644
--- a/vlib/v/parser/expr.v
+++ b/vlib/v/parser/expr.v
@@ -37,12 +37,7 @@ fn (mut p Parser) check_expr(precedence int) !ast.Expr {
 		.key_mut, .key_shared, .key_atomic, .key_static, .key_volatile {
 			ident := p.ident(ast.Language.v)
 			node = ident
-			if p.inside_defer {
-				if !p.defer_vars.any(it.name == ident.name && it.mod == ident.mod)
-					&& ident.name != 'err' {
-					p.defer_vars << ident
-				}
-			}
+			p.add_defer_var(ident)
 			p.is_stmt_ident = is_stmt_ident
 		}
 		.name, .question {
diff --git a/vlib/v/parser/parser.v b/vlib/v/parser/parser.v
index 72da5531b8..29b4d844ec 100644
--- a/vlib/v/parser/parser.v
+++ b/vlib/v/parser/parser.v
@@ -2557,12 +2557,7 @@ fn (mut p Parser) name_expr() ast.Expr {
 					// incomplete module selector must be handled by dot_expr instead
 					ident := p.ident(language)
 					node = ident
-					if p.inside_defer {
-						if !p.defer_vars.any(it.name == ident.name && it.mod == ident.mod)
-							&& ident.name != 'err' {
-							p.defer_vars << ident
-						}
-					}
+					p.add_defer_var(ident)
 					return node
 				}
 			}
@@ -2588,12 +2583,7 @@ fn (mut p Parser) name_expr() ast.Expr {
 	if !same_line && p.peek_tok.kind == .lpar {
 		ident := p.ident(language)
 		node = ident
-		if p.inside_defer {
-			if !p.defer_vars.any(it.name == ident.name && it.mod == ident.mod)
-				&& ident.name != 'err' {
-				p.defer_vars << ident
-			}
-		}
+		p.add_defer_var(ident)
 	} else if p.peek_tok.kind == .lpar || is_generic_call || is_generic_cast
 		|| (p.tok.kind == .lsbr && p.peek_tok.kind == .rsbr && (p.peek_token(3).kind == .lpar
 		|| p.peek_token(5).kind == .lpar)) || (p.tok.kind == .lsbr && p.peek_tok.kind == .number
@@ -2794,12 +2784,7 @@ fn (mut p Parser) name_expr() ast.Expr {
 		}
 		ident := p.ident(language)
 		node = ident
-		if p.inside_defer {
-			if !p.defer_vars.any(it.name == ident.name && it.mod == ident.mod)
-				&& ident.name != 'err' {
-				p.defer_vars << ident
-			}
-		}
+		p.add_defer_var(ident)
 	}
 	p.expr_mod = ''
 	return node
@@ -4338,3 +4323,12 @@ fn (mut p Parser) show(params ParserShowParams) {
 	location := '${p.file_display_path}:${p.tok.line_nr}:'
 	println('>> ${location:-40s} ${params.msg} ${context.join('  ')}')
 }
+
+fn (mut p Parser) add_defer_var(ident ast.Ident) {
+	if p.inside_defer {
+		if !p.defer_vars.any(it.name == ident.name && it.mod == ident.mod)
+			&& ident.name !in ['err', 'it'] {
+			p.defer_vars << ident
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/vlib/v/tests/array_method_using_it_in_defer_test.v b/vlib/v/tests/array_method_using_it_in_defer_test.v
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..80067ef520
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/tests/array_method_using_it_in_defer_test.v
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+fn test_array_method_using_it_in_defer() {
+	arr := ['1', '1.1', '1.2', '2', '2.1', '2.2']
+
+	defer {
+		ret := arr.filter(it.contains('1'))
+		println(ret)
+		assert ret == ['1', '1.1', '1.2', '2.1']
+	}
+}