diff --git a/tools/qfcc/include/type.h b/tools/qfcc/include/type.h
index 41e2eef3e..ca079eb01 100644
--- a/tools/qfcc/include/type.h
+++ b/tools/qfcc/include/type.h
@@ -181,6 +181,7 @@ int is_func (const type_t *type) __attribute__((pure));
 int is_string (const type_t *type) __attribute__((pure));
 int type_compatible (const type_t *dst, const type_t *src) __attribute__((pure));
 int type_assignable (const type_t *dst, const type_t *src);
+int type_same (const type_t *dst, const type_t *src) __attribute__((pure));
 int type_size (const type_t *type) __attribute__((pure));
 
 void init_types (void);
diff --git a/tools/qfcc/source/def.c b/tools/qfcc/source/def.c
index 37a06c84e..df1d36b94 100644
--- a/tools/qfcc/source/def.c
+++ b/tools/qfcc/source/def.c
@@ -529,7 +529,7 @@ initialize_def (symbol_t *sym, expr_t *init, defspace_t *space,
 	reloc_t    *relocs = 0;
 
 	if (check && check->table == current_symtab) {
-		if (check->sy_type != sy_var || check->type != sym->type) {
+		if (check->sy_type != sy_var || !type_same (check->type, sym->type)) {
 			error (0, "%s redefined", sym->name);
 		} else {
 			// is var and same type
diff --git a/tools/qfcc/source/type.c b/tools/qfcc/source/type.c
index bb211267a..3c6a4a683 100644
--- a/tools/qfcc/source/type.c
+++ b/tools/qfcc/source/type.c
@@ -1066,6 +1066,15 @@ type_assignable (const type_t *dst, const type_t *src)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+int
+type_same (const type_t *dst, const type_t *src)
+{
+	dst = unalias_type (dst);
+	src = unalias_type (src);
+
+	return dst == src;
+}
+
 int
 type_size (const type_t *type)
 {