diff --git a/src/pairs/ir/variables.py b/src/pairs/ir/variables.py
index 9703ca537b3bfdd97cadde36921e91b095525a39..4b790e9b7c82fa5c8341e18c7a6e37896da97561 100644
--- a/src/pairs/ir/variables.py
+++ b/src/pairs/ir/variables.py
@@ -99,3 +99,6 @@ class Deref(ASTTerm):
 
     def type(self):
         return self._var.type()
+
+    def children(self):
+        return [self._var]