diff --git a/dmd/optimize.c b/dmd/optimize.c
index 88cdcbcc..127fc741 100644
--- a/dmd/optimize.c
+++ b/dmd/optimize.c
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ Expression *fromConstInitializer(Expression *e1)
     if (e1->op == TOKvar)
     {	VarExp *ve = (VarExp *)e1;
 	VarDeclaration *v = ve->var->isVarDeclaration();
-	if (v && v->isConst() && v->init)
+	if (v && v->isConst() && v->init && !v->init->isStructInitializer())
 	{   Expression *ei = v->init->toExpression();
 	    if (ei && ei->type)
 		e1 = ei;