diff --git a/tools/qfcc/include/expr.h b/tools/qfcc/include/expr.h
index 5a5cab4ff..0d7f19c66 100644
--- a/tools/qfcc/include/expr.h
+++ b/tools/qfcc/include/expr.h
@@ -591,7 +591,7 @@ expr_t *incop_expr (int op, expr_t *e, int postop);
 expr_t *array_expr (expr_t *array, expr_t *index);
 expr_t *pointer_expr (expr_t *pointer);
 expr_t *address_expr (expr_t *e1, expr_t *e2, struct type_s *t);
-expr_t *build_if_statement (expr_t *test, expr_t *s1, expr_t *s2);
+expr_t *build_if_statement (expr_t *test, expr_t *s1, expr_t *els, expr_t *s2);
 expr_t *build_while_statement (expr_t *test, expr_t *statement,
 							   expr_t *break_label, expr_t *continue_label);
 expr_t *build_do_while_statement (expr_t *statement, expr_t *test,
diff --git a/tools/qfcc/source/expr.c b/tools/qfcc/source/expr.c
index 6f398a963..2c0efdf41 100644
--- a/tools/qfcc/source/expr.c
+++ b/tools/qfcc/source/expr.c
@@ -2250,7 +2250,7 @@ address_expr (expr_t *e1, expr_t *e2, type_t *t)
 }
 
 expr_t *
-build_if_statement (expr_t *test, expr_t *s1, expr_t *s2)
+build_if_statement (expr_t *test, expr_t *s1, expr_t *els, expr_t *s2)
 {
 	int         line = pr.source_line;
 	string_t    file = pr.source_file;
@@ -2272,6 +2272,11 @@ build_if_statement (expr_t *test, expr_t *s1, expr_t *s2)
 	}
 	append_expr (if_expr, s1);
 
+	if (els) {
+		pr.source_line = els->line;
+		pr.source_file = els->file;
+	}
+
 	if (s2) {
 		expr_t     *nl = new_label_expr ();
 		append_expr (if_expr, goto_expr (nl));
diff --git a/tools/qfcc/source/qc-parse.y b/tools/qfcc/source/qc-parse.y
index 6a3cd41fe..4f1bdc732 100644
--- a/tools/qfcc/source/qc-parse.y
+++ b/tools/qfcc/source/qc-parse.y
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ int yylex (void);
 %type	<expr>		opt_expr fexpr expr element_list element
 %type	<expr>		optional_state_expr think opt_step texpr
 %type	<expr>		statement statements compound_statement
-%type	<expr>		label break_label continue_label
+%type	<expr>		else label break_label continue_label
 %type	<expr>		unary_expr cast_expr opt_arg_list arg_list
 %type	<switch_block> switch_block
 %type	<symbol>	identifier
@@ -1087,11 +1087,11 @@ statement
 		}
 	| IF '(' texpr ')' statement %prec IFX
 		{
-			$$ = build_if_statement ($3, $5, 0);
+			$$ = build_if_statement ($3, $5, 0, 0);
 		}
-	| IF '(' texpr ')' statement ELSE statement
+	| IF '(' texpr ')' statement else statement
 		{
-			$$ = build_if_statement ($3, $5, $7);
+			$$ = build_if_statement ($3, $5, $6, $7);
 		}
 	| FOR break_label continue_label
 			'(' opt_expr ';' opt_expr ';' opt_expr ')' statement
@@ -1120,6 +1120,14 @@ statement
 		}
 	;
 
+else
+	: ELSE
+		{
+			// this is only to get the the file and line number info
+			$$ = new_nil_expr ();
+		}
+	;
+
 label
 	: /* empty */
 		{
diff --git a/tools/qfcc/source/qp-parse.y b/tools/qfcc/source/qp-parse.y
index c5f97ea9c..31652c9e2 100644
--- a/tools/qfcc/source/qp-parse.y
+++ b/tools/qfcc/source/qp-parse.y
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ int yylex (void);
 %type	<symbol>	program_head identifier_list subprogram_head
 %type	<symtab>	param_scope
 %type	<param>		arguments parameter_list
-%type	<expr>		compound_statement optional_statements statement_list
+%type	<expr>		compound_statement else optional_statements statement_list
 %type	<expr>		statement procedure_statement
 %type	<expr>		expression_list expression unary_expr primary variable name
 %type	<op>		sign
@@ -352,13 +352,13 @@ statement
 		}
 	| procedure_statement
 	| compound_statement
-	| IF expression THEN statement ELSE statement
+	| IF expression THEN statement else statement
 		{
-			$$ = build_if_statement ($2, $4, $6);
+			$$ = build_if_statement ($2, $4, $5, $6);
 		}
 	| IF expression THEN statement %prec IFX
 		{
-			$$ = build_if_statement ($2, $4, 0);
+			$$ = build_if_statement ($2, $4, 0, 0);
 		}
 	| WHILE expression DO statement
 		{
@@ -372,6 +372,13 @@ statement
 		}
 	;
 
+else
+	: ELSE
+		{
+			$$ = new_nil_expr ();
+		}
+	;
+
 variable
 	: name
 	| name '[' expression ']'				{ $$ = array_expr ($1, $3); }