diff --git a/src/Psalm/Internal/Analyzer/StatementsAnalyzer.php b/src/Psalm/Internal/Analyzer/StatementsAnalyzer.php
index 2e7dedee3..2c3943bfb 100644
--- a/src/Psalm/Internal/Analyzer/StatementsAnalyzer.php
+++ b/src/Psalm/Internal/Analyzer/StatementsAnalyzer.php
@@ -348,6 +348,7 @@ class StatementsAnalyzer extends SourceAnalyzer
             && !($stmt instanceof PhpParser\Node\Stmt\Class_)
             && !($stmt instanceof PhpParser\Node\Stmt\Interface_)
             && !($stmt instanceof PhpParser\Node\Stmt\Trait_)
+            && !($stmt instanceof PhpParser\Node\Stmt\HaltCompiler)
         ) {
             if ($codebase->find_unused_variables) {
                 if (IssueBuffer::accepts(
diff --git a/tests/UnusedCodeTest.php b/tests/UnusedCodeTest.php
index e7367ed41..52f12e174 100644
--- a/tests/UnusedCodeTest.php
+++ b/tests/UnusedCodeTest.php
@@ -1093,6 +1093,13 @@ class UnusedCodeTest extends TestCase
                     $a = new A();
                     echo $a->getVal(null);',
             ],
+            '__halt_compiler_no_usage_check' => [
+                '<?php
+                    exit(0);
+                    __halt_compiler();
+                    foobar
+                ',
+            ],
         ];
     }