diff --git a/dmd2/init.c b/dmd2/init.c
index 72e2bb18..417a2ab4 100644
--- a/dmd2/init.c
+++ b/dmd2/init.c
@@ -756,8 +756,19 @@ bool hasNonConstPointers(Expression *e)
     }
     if (e->type->ty== Tpointer && e->type->nextOf()->ty != Tfunction)
     {
+#if IN_LLVM
+        // address of a global is OK
+        if (e->op == TOKaddress || e->op == TOKcast)
+            return false;
+        if (e->op == TOKadd || e->op == TOKmin) {
+            BinExp *be = (BinExp*)e;
+            if (be->e1->type->ty == Tpointer || be->e2->type->ty == Tpointer)
+                return false;
+        }
+#else
         if (e->op == TOKsymoff) // address of a global is OK
             return false;
+#endif
         if (e->op == TOKint64)  // cast(void *)int is OK
             return false;
         if (e->op == TOKstring) // "abc".ptr is OK