diff --git a/lib/6to5/transformation/transformers/index.js b/lib/6to5/transformation/transformers/index.js
index ec9698c2ce..d921004034 100644
--- a/lib/6to5/transformation/transformers/index.js
+++ b/lib/6to5/transformation/transformers/index.js
@@ -52,14 +52,15 @@ module.exports = {
   // needs to be after `es6.blockScoping` due to needing `letReferences` set on blocks
   "es6.blockScopingTDZ":                   require("./es6/block-scoping-tdz"),
 
+  // needs to be before regenerator since regenerator doesn't know how to handle destructuring patterns
+  "es6.destructuring":                     require("./es6/destructuring"),
+
   // needs to be after block scoping since regenerator doesn't support it
   regenerator:                             require("./other/regenerator"),
 
   "es6.parameters.default":                require("./es6/parameters.default"),
   "es6.parameters.rest":                   require("./es6/parameters.rest"),
 
-  "es6.destructuring":                     require("./es6/destructuring"),
-
   // needs to be after `regenerator` due to needing `regeneratorRuntime` references
   // needs to be after `es6.forOf` due to needing `Symbol.iterator` references
   // needs to be before `es6.modules` due to dynamic imports