diff --git a/tools/qfcc/source/def.c b/tools/qfcc/source/def.c
index 847aad2eb..de665a934 100644
--- a/tools/qfcc/source/def.c
+++ b/tools/qfcc/source/def.c
@@ -355,6 +355,7 @@ init_field_def (def_t *def, expr_t *init, storage_class_t storage)
 	if (!field_sym->s.def) {
 		field_sym->s.def = new_def (def->name, type, pr.entity_data, storage);
 		field_sym->s.def->relocs = relocs;
+		field_sym->s.def->nosave = 1;
 	}
 	field_def = field_sym->s.def;
 	if (!field_sym->table)