diff --git a/VariableAnalysis/Sniffs/CodeAnalysis/VariableAnalysisSniff.php b/VariableAnalysis/Sniffs/CodeAnalysis/VariableAnalysisSniff.php
index 6bdcfa93..0341e778 100644
--- a/VariableAnalysis/Sniffs/CodeAnalysis/VariableAnalysisSniff.php
+++ b/VariableAnalysis/Sniffs/CodeAnalysis/VariableAnalysisSniff.php
@@ -537,12 +537,16 @@ protected function checkForForeachLoopVar(File $phpcsFile, $stackPtr, $varName,
     $token  = $tokens[$stackPtr];
 
     // Are we a foreach loopvar?
-    $openPtr = Helpers::findContainingOpeningBracket($phpcsFile, $stackPtr);
+    $lastStatementPtr = $phpcsFile->findPrevious(T_SEMICOLON, $stackPtr);
+    if ($lastStatementPtr === false) {
+      $lastStatementPtr = 0;
+    }
+    $openPtr = $phpcsFile->findPrevious(T_FOREACH, $stackPtr, $lastStatementPtr);
     if ($openPtr === false) {
       return false;
     }
 
-    // Is there an 'as' token between us and the opening bracket?
+    // Is there an 'as' token between us and the foreach?
     if ($phpcsFile->findPrevious(T_AS, $stackPtr - 1, $openPtr) === false) {
       return false;
     }
diff --git a/VariableAnalysis/Tests/CodeAnalysis/fixtures/FunctionWithForeachFixture.php b/VariableAnalysis/Tests/CodeAnalysis/fixtures/FunctionWithForeachFixture.php
index c0cc3d9b..ef3c43ee 100644
--- a/VariableAnalysis/Tests/CodeAnalysis/fixtures/FunctionWithForeachFixture.php
+++ b/VariableAnalysis/Tests/CodeAnalysis/fixtures/FunctionWithForeachFixture.php
@@ -54,3 +54,15 @@ function function_with_defined_foreach() {
     foreach ($array as $key4 => &$value4) {
     }
 }
+
+$data = [
+    ['foo', 'Foo'],
+    ['bar', 'Bar'],
+
+];
+foreach ($data as $val) {
+    echo json_encode($val);
+}
+foreach ($data as list($name, $label)) {
+    printf('<div id="%s">%s</div>', $name, $label);
+}