src/Pure/variable.ML

         |> Context_Position.set_visible_generic false;
     in
       ctxt
       |> map_fixes
         (Name_Space.define context true (Binding.make (x', pos), (x, proper)) #> snd #>
-          Name_Space.alias_table Name_Space.global_naming (Binding.make (x, pos)) x')
+          x <> "" ? Name_Space.alias_table Name_Space.global_naming (Binding.make (x, pos)) x')
       |> declare_fixed x
       |> declare_constraints (Syntax.free x')
   end;
 
 fun new_fixes names' args =