diff --git a/src/checkstyle/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/checks/coding/FinalLocalVariableCheck.java b/src/checkstyle/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/checks/coding/FinalLocalVariableCheck.java
index 2bc5b0471..f26767c65 100644
--- a/src/checkstyle/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/checks/coding/FinalLocalVariableCheck.java
+++ b/src/checkstyle/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/checks/coding/FinalLocalVariableCheck.java
@@ -138,7 +138,11 @@ public class FinalLocalVariableCheck extends Check
                 || (TokenTypes.BOR_ASSIGN   == parentType)
                 || (TokenTypes.BAND_ASSIGN  == parentType))
             {
-                removeVariable(aAST);
+                // TODO: is there better way to check is aAST
+                // in left part of assignment?
+                if (aAST.getParent().getFirstChild() == aAST) {
+                    removeVariable(aAST);
+                }
             }
             break;
 
diff --git a/src/testinputs/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/coding/InputFinalLocalVariable.java b/src/testinputs/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/coding/InputFinalLocalVariable.java
index 22be5656c..c6beff979 100644
--- a/src/testinputs/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/coding/InputFinalLocalVariable.java
+++ b/src/testinputs/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/coding/InputFinalLocalVariable.java
@@ -141,3 +141,18 @@ class Blah
         return null;
     }
 }
+
+class test_1241722
+{
+    private Object o_;
+
+    public void doSomething(Object _o)
+    {
+        System.out.println(_o);
+    }
+
+    public void doSomething2(Object _o1)
+    {
+        o_ = _o1;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/tests/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/checks/coding/FinalLocalVariableCheckTest.java b/src/tests/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/checks/coding/FinalLocalVariableCheckTest.java
index 3e8ded82f..63613d2a7 100644
--- a/src/tests/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/checks/coding/FinalLocalVariableCheckTest.java
+++ b/src/tests/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/checks/coding/FinalLocalVariableCheckTest.java
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ public class FinalLocalVariableCheckTest
         
         final String[] expected = {
             "45:28: Variable 'aArg' should be declared final.",
+            "149:36: Variable '_o' should be declared final.",
+            "154:37: Variable '_o1' should be declared final.",
         };
         verify(checkConfig, getPath("coding/InputFinalLocalVariable.java"), expected);
     }
diff --git a/src/xdocs/releasenotes.xml b/src/xdocs/releasenotes.xml
index 4b2aa7f8e..1e4b667bd 100755
--- a/src/xdocs/releasenotes.xml
+++ b/src/xdocs/releasenotes.xml
@@ -61,7 +61,8 @@
         <li>Fixed problem with cache file (patch 1012389) thanks to
         Dave Wood.</li>
 
-        <li>Fixed example for FinalLocalVariable (bug 1241722)</li>
+        <li>Fixed example for FinalLocalVariable snf the check itself
+        (bug 1241722)</li>
 
       </ul>