diff --git a/compiler/semfold.nim b/compiler/semfold.nim
index a3b9a8dded..0d4f6a0bd8 100644
--- a/compiler/semfold.nim
+++ b/compiler/semfold.nim
@@ -685,7 +685,8 @@ proc getConstExpr(m: PSym, n: PNode; idgen: IdGenerator; g: ModuleGraph): PNode
   of nkDerefExpr, nkHiddenDeref:
     let a = getConstExpr(m, n[0], idgen, g)
     if a != nil and a.kind == nkNilLit:
-       localError(g.config, n.info, "nil dereference is not allowed")
+      result = nil
+      #localError(g.config, n.info, "nil dereference is not allowed")
   of nkCast:
     var a = getConstExpr(m, n[1], idgen, g)
     if a == nil: return