diff --git a/node.go b/node.go
index 3128709..0d44f33 100644
--- a/node.go
+++ b/node.go
@@ -418,15 +418,13 @@ func (this *conversionState) convert(n_ node.Node) (string, error) {
 				// within the constructor, but, our generated code will never do that
 				// TODO replace our NewX constructors with split NewX + newXInPlace(??)
 
-				// Use a child scope for the temporary name
-				ret := "{\n"
-				ret += "super, err := " + constructorName(this.currentClassParentName) + funcArgs + "\n"
+				// No need to use a child scope for the temporary name -
+				// super() is a reserved name in PHP anyway
+				ret := "super, err := " + constructorName(this.currentClassParentName) + funcArgs + "\n"
 				ret += "if err != nil {\n"
 				ret += "return err\n"
 				ret += "}\n"
-				ret += "this." + this.currentClassParentName + " = *super\n"
-				ret += "}\n"
-				ret += "\n"
+				ret += "this." + this.currentClassParentName + " = *super // copy by value\n"
 				return ret, nil
 			}
 		}