diff --git a/compiler/noirc_frontend/src/node_interner.rs b/compiler/noirc_frontend/src/node_interner.rs
index e28a0a64ad0..c223017d752 100644
--- a/compiler/noirc_frontend/src/node_interner.rs
+++ b/compiler/noirc_frontend/src/node_interner.rs
@@ -891,8 +891,9 @@ impl NodeInterner {
         match def {
             Node::Statement(hir_stmt) => match hir_stmt {
                 HirStatement::Let(let_stmt) => Some(let_stmt.clone()),
-                _ => {
-                    panic!("ice: all globals should correspond to a let statement in the interner")
+                HirStatement::Error => None,
+                other => {
+                    panic!("ice: all globals should correspond to a let statement in the interner: {other:?}")
                 }
             },
             _ => panic!("ice: all globals should correspond to a statement in the interner"),