diff --git a/tools/qfcc/source/expr.c b/tools/qfcc/source/expr.c
index 34ff7c246..33e854bc1 100644
--- a/tools/qfcc/source/expr.c
+++ b/tools/qfcc/source/expr.c
@@ -1034,6 +1034,7 @@ convert_nil (expr_t *e, type_t *t)
 {
 	memset (&e->e.value, 0, sizeof (e->e.value));
 	e->e.value.type = t->type;
+	e->type = ex_value;
 }
 
 int