diff --git a/src/Compilers/CSharp/Portable/FlowAnalysis/NullableWalker.cs b/src/Compilers/CSharp/Portable/FlowAnalysis/NullableWalker.cs
index e676ecbad85d9ace5b47c8f5f6686980b71d1c17..8a1d17f5439e6d56e41faa357e19942cac5a73d9 100644
--- a/src/Compilers/CSharp/Portable/FlowAnalysis/NullableWalker.cs
+++ b/src/Compilers/CSharp/Portable/FlowAnalysis/NullableWalker.cs
@@ -2122,7 +2122,7 @@ private void VisitStatementsWithLocalFunctions(BoundBlock block)
             // The starting state is the top state, but with captured
             // variables set according to Joining the state at all the
             // local function use sites
-            State = TopState().Clone();
+            State = TopState();
             for (int slot = 1; slot < localFunctionState.StartingState.Capacity; slot++)
             {
                 var symbol = variableBySlot[RootSlot(slot)].Symbol;