diff --git a/src/ng/compile.js b/src/ng/compile.js
index 1afd08606e8b..ae2e124ce880 100644
--- a/src/ng/compile.js
+++ b/src/ng/compile.js
@@ -1960,31 +1960,30 @@ function $CompileProvider($provide, $$sanitizeUriProvider) {
                                       newIsolateScopeDirective, isolateScope);
         }
         if (elementControllers) {
-          // Initialize bindToController bindings for new/isolate scopes
-          var scopeDirective = newIsolateScopeDirective || newScopeDirective;
-          var bindings;
-          var controllerForBindings;
-          if (scopeDirective && elementControllers[scopeDirective.name]) {
-            bindings = scopeDirective.$$bindings.bindToController;
-            controller = elementControllers[scopeDirective.name];
-
-            if (controller && controller.identifier && bindings) {
-              controllerForBindings = controller;
-              thisLinkFn.$$destroyBindings =
+          for (i in elementControllers) {
+            // Initialize bindToController bindings for new/isolate scopes
+            var scopeDirective = newIsolateScopeDirective || controllerDirectives[i];
+            var bindings;
+            var controllerForBindings;
+            if (scopeDirective && elementControllers[scopeDirective.name]) {
+              bindings = scopeDirective.$$bindings.bindToController;
+              controller = elementControllers[scopeDirective.name];
+              if (controller && controller.identifier && bindings) {
+                controllerForBindings = controller;
+                thisLinkFn.$$destroyBindings =
                   initializeDirectiveBindings(scope, attrs, controller.instance,
-                                              bindings, scopeDirective);
+                    bindings, scopeDirective);
+              }
             }
-          }
-          for (i in elementControllers) {
             controller = elementControllers[i];
             var controllerResult = controller();
             if (controllerResult !== controller.instance &&
-                controller === controllerForBindings) {
+              controller === controllerForBindings) {
               // Remove and re-install bindToController bindings
               thisLinkFn.$$destroyBindings();
               thisLinkFn.$$destroyBindings =
-                  initializeDirectiveBindings(scope, attrs, controllerResult,
-                                              bindings, scopeDirective);
+                initializeDirectiveBindings(scope, attrs, controllerResult,
+                  bindings, scopeDirective);
             }
           }
         }