diff --git a/libtcc.c b/libtcc.c
index 10d23879..4c2c8f4a 100644
--- a/libtcc.c
+++ b/libtcc.c
@@ -786,6 +786,7 @@ static int tcc_compile(TCCState *s1)
 #endif
 
     define_start = define_stack;
+    nocode_wanted = 1;
 
     if (setjmp(s1->error_jmp_buf) == 0) {
         s1->nb_errors = 0;
diff --git a/tccgen.c b/tccgen.c
index 6432ebbc..64033b2c 100644
--- a/tccgen.c
+++ b/tccgen.c
@@ -5661,7 +5661,9 @@ static void decl_initializer_alloc(CType *type, AttributeDef *ad, int r,
        literals). It also simplifies local
        initializers handling */
     tok_str_new(&init_str);
-    if ((size < 0 || flexible_array) && has_init) {
+    if (size < 0 || (flexible_array && has_init)) {
+        if (!has_init) 
+            tcc_error("unknown type size");
         /* get all init string */
         if (has_init == 2) {
             /* only get strings */
@@ -5700,19 +5702,11 @@ static void decl_initializer_alloc(CType *type, AttributeDef *ad, int r,
         macro_ptr = init_str.str;
         next();
         
+        /* if still unknown size, error */
         size = type_size(type, &align);
+        if (size < 0) 
+            tcc_error("unknown type size");
     }
-
-    /* if still unknown size, error */
-    if (size < 0) 
-        tcc_error("unknown type size");
-
-    if (nocode_wanted) {
-        //tcc_warning("nocode_wanted set for decl_initializer_alloc");
-        vset(type, r, 0);
-        goto no_alloc;
-    }
-
     if (flexible_array)
         size += flexible_array->type.ref->c * pointed_size(&flexible_array->type);
     /* take into account specified alignment if bigger */
@@ -5859,17 +5853,17 @@ static void decl_initializer_alloc(CType *type, AttributeDef *ad, int r,
     }
     if (has_init || (type->t & VT_VLA)) {
         decl_initializer(type, sec, addr, 1, 0);
+        /* restore parse state if needed */
+        if (init_str.str) {
+            tok_str_free(init_str.str);
+            restore_parse_state(&saved_parse_state);
+        }
         /* patch flexible array member size back to -1, */
         /* for possible subsequent similar declarations */
         if (flexible_array)
             flexible_array->type.ref->c = -1;
     }
-no_alloc:
-    /* restore parse state if needed */
-    if (init_str.str) {
-        tok_str_free(init_str.str);
-        restore_parse_state(&saved_parse_state);
-    }
+ no_alloc: ;
 }
 
 static void put_func_debug(Sym *sym)
@@ -5941,6 +5935,8 @@ static void func_decl_list(Sym *func_sym)
    'cur_text_section' */
 static void gen_function(Sym *sym)
 {
+    int saved_nocode_wanted = nocode_wanted;
+    nocode_wanted = 0;
     ind = cur_text_section->data_offset;
     /* NOTE: we patch the symbol size later */
     put_extern_sym(sym, cur_text_section, ind, 0);
@@ -5996,6 +5992,7 @@ static void gen_function(Sym *sym)
     func_vt.t = VT_VOID; /* for safety */
     func_var = 0; /* for safety */
     ind = 0; /* for safety */
+    nocode_wanted = saved_nocode_wanted;
 }
 
 ST_FUNC void gen_inline_functions(void)