diff --git a/lisp/emacs-lisp/bytecomp.el b/lisp/emacs-lisp/bytecomp.el
index 966990bac9..418070fabe 100644
--- a/lisp/emacs-lisp/bytecomp.el
+++ b/lisp/emacs-lisp/bytecomp.el
@@ -3357,6 +3357,7 @@ byte-compile-check-variable
            (and od
                 (not (memq var byte-compile-not-obsolete-vars))
                 (not (memq var byte-compile-global-not-obsolete-vars))
+                (not (memq var byte-compile-lexical-variables))
                 (or (pcase (nth 1 od)
                       ('set (not (eq access-type 'reference)))
                       ('get (eq access-type 'reference))