diff --git a/crates/oxc_linter/src/rules/eslint/no_unused_vars/tests/oxc.rs b/crates/oxc_linter/src/rules/eslint/no_unused_vars/tests/oxc.rs
index 6449882038272..349cedc6ec07e 100644
--- a/crates/oxc_linter/src/rules/eslint/no_unused_vars/tests/oxc.rs
+++ b/crates/oxc_linter/src/rules/eslint/no_unused_vars/tests/oxc.rs
@@ -1292,6 +1292,19 @@ fn test_report_vars_only_used_as_types() {
         .test();
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn test_js() {
+    let pass = vec![
+        // https://github.com/oxc-project/oxc/issues/11215
+        "export function promisify() { var fn; function fn() {}; return fn; }",
+    ];
+
+    Tester::new(NoUnusedVars::NAME, NoUnusedVars::PLUGIN, pass, vec![])
+        .change_rule_path_extension("js")
+        .intentionally_allow_no_fix_tests()
+        .test();
+}
+
 // #[test]
 // fn test_template() {
 //     let pass = vec![];
diff --git a/crates/oxc_semantic/src/builder.rs b/crates/oxc_semantic/src/builder.rs
index 616142138627e..3fc055f0f2195 100644
--- a/crates/oxc_semantic/src/builder.rs
+++ b/crates/oxc_semantic/src/builder.rs
@@ -384,6 +384,37 @@ impl<'a> SemanticBuilder<'a> {
         excludes: SymbolFlags,
     ) -> SymbolId {
         if let Some(symbol_id) = self.check_redeclaration(scope_id, span, name, excludes, true) {
+            // While cases such as:
+            // ```javascript
+            // var x;
+            // function x() {}
+            // ```
+            // are illegal in TypeScript, they are legal in JavaScript.
+            // Since, in JavaScript, the `function` declaration is hoisted first, we need to make sure that
+            // if we find a `function` declaration after a `var` declaration, we need to update the
+            // `symbol_declarations` to point to the `function` declaration.
+            // ```javascript
+            // var x;
+            // function x() {}
+            // ```
+            if !self.source_type.is_typescript()
+                && includes.contains(SymbolFlags::Function)
+                && self.scoping.symbol_flags(symbol_id) == SymbolFlags::FunctionScopedVariable
+                && !self.scoping.symbol_flags(symbol_id).contains(SymbolFlags::Function)
+            {
+                let old_span = self.scoping.symbol_spans[symbol_id];
+                let old_flags = self.scoping.symbol_flags(symbol_id);
+                let old_node_id = self.scoping.symbol_declaration(symbol_id);
+                self.scoping.symbol_spans[symbol_id] = span;
+                self.scoping.symbol_flags[symbol_id] = includes;
+                self.scoping.symbol_scope_ids[symbol_id] = scope_id;
+                self.scoping.symbol_declarations[symbol_id] = self.current_node_id;
+
+                self.scoping.add_symbol_redeclaration(symbol_id, old_flags, old_node_id, old_span);
+                self.scoping.union_symbol_flag(symbol_id, includes);
+                return symbol_id;
+            }
+
             self.add_redeclare_variable(symbol_id, includes, span);
             self.scoping.union_symbol_flag(symbol_id, includes);
             return symbol_id;
diff --git a/tasks/transform_conformance/snapshots/babel.snap.md b/tasks/transform_conformance/snapshots/babel.snap.md
index e11bdee05df79..6413884de2443 100644
--- a/tasks/transform_conformance/snapshots/babel.snap.md
+++ b/tasks/transform_conformance/snapshots/babel.snap.md
@@ -1012,9 +1012,6 @@ rebuilt        : ScopeId(7): []
 Symbol flags mismatch for "a":
 after transform: SymbolId(0): SymbolFlags(BlockScopedVariable)
 rebuilt        : SymbolId(8): SymbolFlags(Function)
-Symbol span mismatch for "a":
-after transform: SymbolId(0): Span { start: 27, end: 28 }
-rebuilt        : SymbolId(8): Span { start: 86, end: 87 }
 Symbol scope ID mismatch for "a":
 after transform: SymbolId(0): ScopeId(2)
 rebuilt        : SymbolId(8): ScopeId(0)