diff --git a/tools/qfcc/include/expr.h b/tools/qfcc/include/expr.h
index 8973f810b..5b1c6d1e7 100644
--- a/tools/qfcc/include/expr.h
+++ b/tools/qfcc/include/expr.h
@@ -516,6 +516,8 @@ int is_math_op (int op);
 */
 int is_logic (int op);
 
+int has_function_call (expr_t *e);
+
 int is_string_val (expr_t *e);
 int is_float_val (expr_t *e);
 int is_vector_val (expr_t *e);
diff --git a/tools/qfcc/source/expr.c b/tools/qfcc/source/expr.c
index bc5ba5a6e..14ee4b528 100644
--- a/tools/qfcc/source/expr.c
+++ b/tools/qfcc/source/expr.c
@@ -1488,7 +1488,7 @@ is_logic (int op)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int
+int
 has_function_call (expr_t *e)
 {
 	switch (e->type) {
diff --git a/tools/qfcc/source/expr_binary.c b/tools/qfcc/source/expr_binary.c
index d9f6f43b0..2aa963b3a 100644
--- a/tools/qfcc/source/expr_binary.c
+++ b/tools/qfcc/source/expr_binary.c
@@ -726,6 +726,11 @@ binary_expr (int op, expr_t *e1, expr_t *e2)
 	expr_type_t *expr_type;
 
 	convert_name (e1);
+	if (e1->type == ex_block && e1->e.block.is_call
+		&& has_function_call (e2) && e1->e.block.result) {
+		e = new_temp_def_expr (get_type (e1->e.block.result));
+		e1 = assign_expr (e, e1);
+	}
 	if (e1->type == ex_error)
 		return e1;