diff --git a/tools/qfcc/source/emit.c b/tools/qfcc/source/emit.c
index 2ce867ea0..34a5de3f2 100644
--- a/tools/qfcc/source/emit.c
+++ b/tools/qfcc/source/emit.c
@@ -111,11 +111,9 @@ add_statement_def_ref (def_t *def, dstatement_t *st, int field)
 		int         alias_depth = 0;
 		expr_t      alias_depth_expr;
 
+		alias_depth_expr.file = def->file;
+		alias_depth_expr.line = def->line;
 		while (def->alias) {
-			if (!alias_depth) {
-				alias_depth_expr.file = def->file;
-				alias_depth_expr.line = def->line;
-			}
 			alias_depth++;
 			offset_reloc |= def->offset_reloc;
 			def = def->alias;