diff --git a/Lib/compiler/pycodegen.py b/Lib/compiler/pycodegen.py
index 37dbcfd..882e6b1 100644
--- a/Lib/compiler/pycodegen.py
+++ b/Lib/compiler/pycodegen.py
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@
         self.visit(node.assign)
         self.visit(node.body)
         self.emit('JUMP_ABSOLUTE', start)
-        self.startBlock(anchor)
+        self.nextBlock(anchor)
         self.emit('POP_BLOCK')
         self.loops.pop()
         if node.else_:
diff --git a/Tools/compiler/compiler/pycodegen.py b/Tools/compiler/compiler/pycodegen.py
index 37dbcfd..882e6b1 100644
--- a/Tools/compiler/compiler/pycodegen.py
+++ b/Tools/compiler/compiler/pycodegen.py
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@
         self.visit(node.assign)
         self.visit(node.body)
         self.emit('JUMP_ABSOLUTE', start)
-        self.startBlock(anchor)
+        self.nextBlock(anchor)
         self.emit('POP_BLOCK')
         self.loops.pop()
         if node.else_: