diff --git a/module/language/c99/compiler.mes b/module/language/c99/compiler.mes
index 91d60269..5a9a9754 100644
--- a/module/language/c99/compiler.mes
+++ b/module/language/c99/compiler.mes
@@ -1925,7 +1925,7 @@
                 (info (append-text info (ast->comment o)))
                 (globals (append globals initzer-globals))
                 (info (clone info #:globals globals))
-                (pointer (if (and (pair? type) (equal? (car type) "tag")) -1 pointer))
+                (pointer (if (and (zero? pointer) (pair? type) (equal? (car type) "tag")) -1 pointer))
                 (size (if (zero? pointer) (ast-type->size info type)
                           4)))
            (if (.function info)
diff --git a/scaffold/tests/23-pointer.c b/scaffold/tests/23-pointer.c
index c8e2694f..e16cb079 100644
--- a/scaffold/tests/23-pointer.c
+++ b/scaffold/tests/23-pointer.c
@@ -23,6 +23,12 @@
 char g_arena[4] = "XXX";
 char *g_chars = g_arena;
 
+struct foo {
+  int fd;
+};
+
+struct foo *file;
+
 int
 test ()
 {
@@ -46,5 +52,9 @@ test ()
   char **pp2 = *ppp;
   if (**pp2 != 'X') return 8;
 
+  struct foo *f = 0;
+  if (f) return 9;
+  if (file) return 10;
+
   return 0;
 }