diff --git a/crates/ruff_linter/resources/test/fixtures/perflint/PERF401.py b/crates/ruff_linter/resources/test/fixtures/perflint/PERF401.py
index a1c071c8ac6dbb..ad92de80ad0949 100644
--- a/crates/ruff_linter/resources/test/fixtures/perflint/PERF401.py
+++ b/crates/ruff_linter/resources/test/fixtures/perflint/PERF401.py
@@ -244,3 +244,10 @@ def g():
         for a in values:
             result.append(a + 1)  # PERF401
     result = []
+
+def f():
+    values = [1, 2, 3]
+    result = []
+    for i in values:
+        result.append(i + 1)  # Ok
+    del i
diff --git a/crates/ruff_linter/src/rules/perflint/rules/manual_list_comprehension.rs b/crates/ruff_linter/src/rules/perflint/rules/manual_list_comprehension.rs
index 606c759727785e..e7f57944fa7c99 100644
--- a/crates/ruff_linter/src/rules/perflint/rules/manual_list_comprehension.rs
+++ b/crates/ruff_linter/src/rules/perflint/rules/manual_list_comprehension.rs
@@ -237,31 +237,12 @@ pub(crate) fn manual_list_comprehension(checker: &mut Checker, for_stmt: &ast::S
     // filtered = [x for x in y]
     // print(x)
     // ```
-    let last_target_binding = checker
+    let target_binding = checker
         .semantic()
-        .lookup_symbol(for_stmt_target_id)
-        .expect("for loop target must exist");
-
-    let target_binding = {
-        let mut bindings = [last_target_binding].into_iter().chain(
-            checker
-                .semantic()
-                .shadowed_bindings(checker.semantic().scope_id, last_target_binding)
-                .filter_map(|shadowed| shadowed.same_scope().then_some(shadowed.shadowed_id())),
-        );
-
-        bindings
-            .find_map(|binding_id| {
-                let binding = checker.semantic().binding(binding_id);
-                binding
-                    .statement(checker.semantic())
-                    .and_then(ast::Stmt::as_for_stmt)
-                    .is_some_and(|stmt| stmt.range == for_stmt.range)
-                    .then_some(binding)
-            })
-            .expect("for target binding must exist")
-    };
-
+        .bindings
+        .iter()
+        .find(|binding| for_stmt.target.range() == binding.range)
+        .unwrap();
     // If any references to the loop target variable are after the loop,
     // then converting it into a comprehension would cause a NameError
     if target_binding
diff --git a/crates/ruff_linter/src/rules/perflint/snapshots/ruff_linter__rules__perflint__tests__preview__PERF401_PERF401.py.snap b/crates/ruff_linter/src/rules/perflint/snapshots/ruff_linter__rules__perflint__tests__preview__PERF401_PERF401.py.snap
index e22129c2309d57..83b2cf55f04685 100644
--- a/crates/ruff_linter/src/rules/perflint/snapshots/ruff_linter__rules__perflint__tests__preview__PERF401_PERF401.py.snap
+++ b/crates/ruff_linter/src/rules/perflint/snapshots/ruff_linter__rules__perflint__tests__preview__PERF401_PERF401.py.snap
@@ -484,3 +484,5 @@ PERF401.py:245:13: PERF401 [*] Use `list.extend` to create a transformed list
 245     |-            result.append(a + 1)  # PERF401
     244 |+        result.extend(a + 1 for a in values)  # PERF401
 246 245 |     result = []
+247 246 | 
+248 247 | def f():