diff --git a/lib/PhpParser/PrettyPrinter/Standard.php b/lib/PhpParser/PrettyPrinter/Standard.php
index 636129d..41095b2 100644
--- a/lib/PhpParser/PrettyPrinter/Standard.php
+++ b/lib/PhpParser/PrettyPrinter/Standard.php
@@ -1032,8 +1032,11 @@ class Standard extends PrettyPrinterAbstract
     }
 
     protected function pNewVariable(Node $node) {
-        // TODO: This is not fully accurate.
-        return $this->pDereferenceLhs($node);
+        if (!$node instanceof Scalar\String_) {
+            return $this->pDereferenceLhs($node);
+        } else {
+            return '(' . $this->p($node) . ')';
+        }
     }
 
     /**