diff --git a/polymer/eduke32/build/src/scriptfile.c b/polymer/eduke32/build/src/scriptfile.c
index ebdc2b8a1..e07dbba89 100644
--- a/polymer/eduke32/build/src/scriptfile.c
+++ b/polymer/eduke32/build/src/scriptfile.c
@@ -349,6 +349,20 @@ static char *getsymbtabspace(int32_t reqd)
 
 int32_t scriptfile_getsymbolvalue(char const *name, int32_t *val)
 {
+    if (Bstrlen(name) > 2)
+    {
+        if (tolower(name[1]) == 'x')  // hex constants
+        {
+            int64_t x;
+            sscanf(name + 2, "%" PRIx64 "", &x);
+
+            if (EDUKE32_PREDICT_FALSE(x > UINT32_MAX))
+                initprintf("warning: number 0x%" PRIx64 " truncated to 32 bits.\n", x);
+
+            *val = x;
+            return 1;
+        }
+    }
     char *scanner = symbtab;
 
     if (!symbtab) return 0;