diff --git a/readme.txt b/readme.txt
index 0c1a1ec..48c08ed 100644
--- a/readme.txt
+++ b/readme.txt
@@ -52,6 +52,10 @@ Release notes:
 		The problem isn't really fixed, but it will no longer corrupt
 		your game text.
 
+		Compiler: re-fixed the obscure bug with divs and spans inside
+		closures, which was previously only fixed for the debugger, not
+		for the compiler. Oops!
+
 		Compiler: better messages when adding resource files to an
 		.aastory file, on both success and failure
 
diff --git a/src/parse.c b/src/parse.c
index 55ee3cf..cc2a86a 100644
--- a/src/parse.c
+++ b/src/parse.c
@@ -1366,6 +1366,9 @@ static struct astnode *parse_expr(int parsemode, struct lexer *lexer, struct are
 			for(i = 0; i < cl->nvar; i++) {
 				if(!strcmp(cl->varnames[i]->name, "_")) {
 					have_arg = 1;
+				} else if(cl->varnames[i]->name[0] == '*') {
+					// Internal variables (created via fresh_word) cannot be accessed outside the closure, so they should not be considered parameters
+					// We don't want them to interfere with the optimizer's analysis of whether parameters to ( invoke-closure $ $ $) are bound
 				} else {
 					sub = an->children[1];
 					an->children[1] = mkast(AN_PAIR, 2, cl->arena, orig_line);