1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/gas/expr.c b/gas/expr.c
index f818ad3..52eb472 100644
--- a/gas/expr.c
+++ b/gas/expr.c
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ expr_build_dot (void)
   expressionS e;
 
   current_location (&e);
-  return make_expr_symbol (&e);
+  return symbol_clone_if_forward_ref (make_expr_symbol (&e));
 }
 
 /* Build any floating-point literal here.