diff --git a/compiler/cgen.nim b/compiler/cgen.nim
index 2db92bc215..3040f98da3 100644
--- a/compiler/cgen.nim
+++ b/compiler/cgen.nim
@@ -707,7 +707,7 @@ proc containsResult(n: PNode): bool =
     for i in 0..<n.safeLen:
       if containsResult(n[i]): return true
 
-const harmless = {nkConstSection, nkTypeSection, nkEmpty, nkCommentStmt} +
+const harmless = {nkConstSection, nkTypeSection, nkEmpty, nkCommentStmt, nkTemplateDef, nkMacroDef} +
                   declarativeDefs
 
 proc easyResultAsgn(n: PNode): PNode =
diff --git a/tests/ccgbugs/tcodegenbug1.nim b/tests/ccgbugs/tcodegenbug1.nim
index fce74de0cc..012a4de47e 100644
--- a/tests/ccgbugs/tcodegenbug1.nim
+++ b/tests/ccgbugs/tcodegenbug1.nim
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ discard """
   output: '''obj = (inner: (kind: Just, id: 7))
 obj.inner.id = 7
 id = 7
-obj = (inner: (kind: Just, id: 7))'''
+obj = (inner: (kind: Just, id: 7))
+2'''
 """
 
 # bug #6960
@@ -105,3 +106,35 @@ type
 
 proc bug5137(d: MyIntDistinct) =
   discard d.MyInt
+
+#-------------------------------------
+# bug #8979
+
+type
+  MyKind = enum
+    Fixed, Float
+
+  MyObject = object
+    someInt: int
+    case kind: MyKind
+      of Float: index: string
+      of Fixed: nil
+
+  MyResult = object
+    val: array[0..1, string]
+    vis: set[0..1]
+
+import macros
+
+func myfunc(obj: MyObject): MyResult {.raises: [].} =
+  template index: auto =
+    case obj.kind:
+      of Float: $obj.index 
+      of Fixed: "Fixed"
+  macro to_str(a: untyped): string =
+    result = newStrLitNode(a.repr)  
+  result.val[0] = index
+  result.val[1] = to_str(obj.kind + Ola)
+
+let x = MyObject(someInt: 10, kind: Fixed)
+echo myfunc(x).val.len