diff --git a/src/asm/symbol.c b/src/asm/symbol.c
index ae3a7f68..02dc4149 100644
--- a/src/asm/symbol.c
+++ b/src/asm/symbol.c
@@ -293,23 +293,17 @@ struct sSymbol *sym_FindMacro(char const *s)
  * hasn't already been defined or referenced in a context that would
  * require that it be relocatable
  */
-static struct sSymbol *createNonrelocSymbol(char const *tzSym)
+static struct sSymbol *createNonrelocSymbol(char const *symbolName)
 {
-	struct sSymbol *nsym = findsymbol(tzSym, NULL);
+	struct sSymbol *symbol = findsymbol(symbolName, NULL);
 
-	if (nsym != NULL) {
-		if (sym_IsDefined(nsym)) {
-			yyerror("'%s' already defined at %s(%u)",
-				tzSym, nsym->tzFileName, nsym->nFileLine);
-		} else {
-			yyerror("'%s' referenced as label at %s(%u)",
-				tzSym, nsym->tzFileName, nsym->nFileLine);
-		}
-	} else {
-		nsym = createsymbol(tzSym);
-	}
+	if (!symbol)
+		symbol = createsymbol(symbolName);
+	else if (sym_IsDefined(symbol))
+		yyerror("'%s' already defined at %s(%u)", symbolName,
+			symbol->tzFileName, symbol->nFileLine);
 
-	return nsym;
+	return symbol;
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/test/asm/ref-override.asm b/test/asm/ref-override.asm
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..dfad75bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/asm/ref-override.asm
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+SECTION "Test", ROM0[0]
+	db CONSTANT
+
+CONSTANT equ 42
diff --git a/test/asm/ref-override.err b/test/asm/ref-override.err
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/test/asm/ref-override.out b/test/asm/ref-override.out
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/test/asm/ref-override.out.bin b/test/asm/ref-override.out.bin
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f59ec20a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/asm/ref-override.out.bin
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+*
\ No newline at end of file