--- a/truffle/com.oracle.truffle.dsl.processor/src/com/oracle/truffle/dsl/processor/model/SpecializationData.java	Thu Nov 05 16:11:50 2015 +0100
+++ b/truffle/com.oracle.truffle.dsl.processor/src/com/oracle/truffle/dsl/processor/model/SpecializationData.java	Thu Nov 05 17:05:48 2015 +0100
@@ -72,20 +72,21 @@
     }
 
     public boolean isCacheBoundByGuard(CacheExpression cacheExpression) {
+        VariableElement cachedVariable = cacheExpression.getParameter().getVariableElement();
+
         for (GuardExpression expression : getGuards()) {
-            if (expression.getExpression().findBoundVariableElements().contains(cacheExpression.getParameter().getVariableElement())) {
+            if (expression.getExpression().findBoundVariableElements().contains(cachedVariable)) {
                 return true;
             }
         }
 
-        // check all next binding caches if they are bound by guard
-        Set<VariableElement> boundVariables = cacheExpression.getExpression().findBoundVariableElements();
+        // check all next binding caches if they are bound to a guard and use this cache variable
         boolean found = false;
         for (CacheExpression expression : getCaches()) {
             if (cacheExpression == expression) {
                 found = true;
             } else if (found) {
-                if (boundVariables.contains(expression.getParameter().getVariableElement())) {
+                if (expression.getExpression().findBoundVariableElements().contains(cachedVariable)) {
                     if (isCacheBoundByGuard(expression)) {
                         return true;
                     }