diff --git a/tools/qfcc/include/def.h b/tools/qfcc/include/def.h
index fc4cf4cdf..b37a03a8c 100644
--- a/tools/qfcc/include/def.h
+++ b/tools/qfcc/include/def.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct def_s {
 	struct def_s   *alias;
 	struct reloc_s *relocs;			///< for relocations
 
+	unsigned		offset_reloc:1;	///< use *_def_ofs relocs
 	unsigned		initialized:1;
 	unsigned		constant:1;		///< stores constant value
 	unsigned		global:1;		///< globally declared def
diff --git a/tools/qfcc/source/emit.c b/tools/qfcc/source/emit.c
index b88fb2ec4..bcd76b14a 100644
--- a/tools/qfcc/source/emit.c
+++ b/tools/qfcc/source/emit.c
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ get_operand_def (expr_t *expr, operand_t *op)
 			if (op->o.pointer->val || op->type != def->type->type) {
 				def = alias_def (def, ev_types[op->type]);
 				def->offset = op->o.pointer->val;
+				def->offset_reloc = 1;
 			}
 			return def;
 	}
@@ -135,7 +136,10 @@ add_statement_def_ref (def_t *def, dstatement_t *st, int field)
 		int         st_ofs = st - pr.code->code;
 
 		if (def->alias) {
-			reloc_op_def (def->alias, st_ofs, field);
+			if (def->offset_reloc)
+				reloc_op_def_ofs (def->alias, st_ofs, field);
+			else
+				reloc_op_def (def->alias, st_ofs, field);
 			free_def (def);
 		} else {
 			reloc_op_def (def, st_ofs, field);