diff --git a/ssc/ast/nodes.cs b/ssc/ast/nodes.cs
index 9fcfe93..1205916 100644
--- a/ssc/ast/nodes.cs
+++ b/ssc/ast/nodes.cs
@@ -37,6 +37,35 @@ namespace arookas
 		public bool IsBranch { get { return Count > 0; } }
 		public bool IsLeaf { get { return Count < 1; } }
 
+		public int MaxLocalCount
+		{
+			get
+			{
+				int locals = 0;
+				int maxChildLocals = 0;
+				foreach (var child in this)
+				{
+					if (child is sunVariableDeclaration || child is sunVariableDefinition)
+					{
+						++locals;
+					}
+					else if (child is sunCompoundStatement)
+					{
+						locals += child.MaxLocalCount; // HACK: compound statements aren't their own scope
+					}
+					else
+					{
+						int childLocals = child.MaxLocalCount;
+						if (childLocals > maxChildLocals)
+						{
+							maxChildLocals = childLocals;
+						}
+					}
+				}
+				return locals + maxChildLocals;
+			}
+		}
+
 		public sunNode(sunSourceLocation location)
 		{
 			children = new List<sunNode>(5);
diff --git a/ssc/symbol table.cs b/ssc/symbol table.cs
index a76dc5b..eb8518d 100644
--- a/ssc/symbol table.cs	
+++ b/ssc/symbol table.cs	
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ namespace arookas
 				context.DeclareParameter(parameter);
 			}
 			context.Text.StoreDisplay(1);
-			context.Text.DeclareLocal(CalculateMaxLocalCount(Body));
+			context.Text.DeclareLocal(Body.MaxLocalCount);
 			Body.Compile(context);
 			context.Text.ReturnVoid();
 			context.Scopes.Pop();
@@ -152,32 +152,6 @@ namespace arookas
 				context.Text.ClosePoint(callSite, Offset);
 			}
 		}
-
-		static int CalculateMaxLocalCount(sunNode node)
-		{
-			int locals = 0;
-			int maxChildLocals = 0;
-			foreach (var child in node)
-			{
-				if (child is sunVariableDeclaration || child is sunVariableDefinition)
-				{
-					++locals;
-				}
-				else if (child is sunCompoundStatement)
-				{
-					locals += CalculateMaxLocalCount(child); // HACK: compound statements aren't their own scope
-				}
-				else
-				{
-					int childLocals = CalculateMaxLocalCount(child);
-					if (childLocals > maxChildLocals)
-					{
-						maxChildLocals = childLocals;
-					}
-				}
-			}
-			return locals + maxChildLocals;
-		}
 	}
 
 	class sunParameterInfo : IEnumerable<string>