diff --git a/internal/schema/0.12/locals_block.go b/internal/schema/0.12/locals_block.go
index c9236823..eed2ee1e 100644
--- a/internal/schema/0.12/locals_block.go
+++ b/internal/schema/0.12/locals_block.go
@@ -23,8 +23,9 @@ func localsBlockSchema() *schema.BlockSchema {
 						schema.StaticStep{Name: "local"},
 						schema.AttrNameStep{},
 					},
-					ScopeId:    refscope.LocalScope,
-					AsExprType: true,
+					ScopeId:     refscope.LocalScope,
+					AsExprType:  true,
+					AsReference: true,
 				},
 				Constraint: schema.AnyExpression{OfType: cty.DynamicPseudoType},
 			},