diff --git a/mypy/binder.py b/mypy/binder.py
index f943621aef2d..e987d49f922d 100644
--- a/mypy/binder.py
+++ b/mypy/binder.py
@@ -271,11 +271,10 @@ def assign_type(self, expr: Expression,
                 and not restrict_any):
             # If x is Any and y is int, after x = y we do not infer that x is int.
             # This could be changed.
-            if not isinstance(type, AnyType):
-                # We narrowed type from Any in a recent frame (probably an
-                # isinstance check), but now it is reassigned, so broaden back
-                # to Any (which is the most recent enclosing type)
-                self.put(expr, enclosing_type)
+            # Instead, since we narrowed type from Any in a recent frame (probably an
+            # isinstance check), but now it is reassigned, we broaden back
+            # to Any (which is the most recent enclosing type)
+            self.put(expr, enclosing_type)
         elif (isinstance(type, AnyType)
               and not (isinstance(declared_type, UnionType)
                        and any(isinstance(item, AnyType) for item in declared_type.items))):
diff --git a/test-data/unit/check-unions.test b/test-data/unit/check-unions.test
index 557f278bad9a..0a34df3dcacc 100644
--- a/test-data/unit/check-unions.test
+++ b/test-data/unit/check-unions.test
@@ -965,4 +965,14 @@ def union_test2(x):
         return x
     else:
         return x[0]
+
+def f(): return 0
+
+def union_test3():
+    # type: () -> int
+    x = f()
+    assert x is None
+    x = f()
+    return x + 1
+
 [builtins fixtures/isinstancelist.pyi]