diff --git a/tccgen.c b/tccgen.c
index e488c650..9e061186 100644
--- a/tccgen.c
+++ b/tccgen.c
@@ -4038,7 +4038,7 @@ static void expr_cond(void)
     SValue sv;
     CType type, type1, type2;
 
-    if (const_wanted) {
+    if (const_wanted || (cur_text_section == NULL)) {
         expr_lor_const();
         if (tok == '?') {
             CType boolean;