diff --git a/dx/src/com/android/dx/cf/code/Simulator.java b/dx/src/com/android/dx/cf/code/Simulator.java
index 55a9ac8..5471fa5 100644
--- a/dx/src/com/android/dx/cf/code/Simulator.java
+++ b/dx/src/com/android/dx/cf/code/Simulator.java
@@ -581,8 +581,9 @@
                 localType = local.getType();
                 if (localType.getBasicFrameType() !=
                         type.getBasicFrameType()) {
-                    BaseMachine.throwLocalMismatch(type, localType);
-                    return;
+                    // wrong type, ignore local variable info
+                    local = null;
+                    localType = type;
                 }
             } else {
                 localType = type;