diff --git a/tools/qfcc/source/def.c b/tools/qfcc/source/def.c
index c9121e712..10d248f78 100644
--- a/tools/qfcc/source/def.c
+++ b/tools/qfcc/source/def.c
@@ -637,6 +637,9 @@ initialize_def (symbol_t *sym, const expr_t *init, defspace_t *space,
 			init = assign_expr (new_symbol_expr (sym), init);
 			// fold_constants takes care of int/float conversions
 			append_expr (local_expr, fold_constants (init));
+		} else if (is_constexpr (init)) {
+			init = assign_expr (new_symbol_expr (sym), init);
+			add_ctor_expr (init);
 		} else {
 			if (!is_constant (init)) {
 				error (init, "non-constant initializier");