diff --git a/src/check_expr.cpp b/src/check_expr.cpp
index b6fd85231..dd6a89e5b 100644
--- a/src/check_expr.cpp
+++ b/src/check_expr.cpp
@@ -10335,52 +10335,48 @@ gb_internal ExprKind check_compound_literal(CheckerContext *c, Operand *o, Ast *
 			is_constant = false;
 		}
 
-		if (cl->elems[0]->kind == Ast_FieldValue) {
-			error(cl->elems[0], "'field = value' in a bit_set a literal is not allowed");
-			is_constant = false;
-		} else {
-			for (Ast *elem : cl->elems) {
-				if (elem->kind == Ast_FieldValue) {
-					error(elem, "'field = value' in a bit_set a literal is not allowed");
+		for (Ast *elem : cl->elems) {
+			if (elem->kind == Ast_FieldValue) {
+				error(elem, "'field = value' in a bit_set literal is not allowed");
+				is_constant = false;
+				continue;
+			}
+
+			check_expr_with_type_hint(c, o, elem, et);
+
+			if (is_constant) {
+				is_constant = o->mode == Addressing_Constant;
+			}
+
+			if (elem->kind == Ast_BinaryExpr) {
+				switch (elem->BinaryExpr.op.kind) {
+				case Token_Or:
+					{
+						gbString x = expr_to_string(elem->BinaryExpr.left);
+						gbString y = expr_to_string(elem->BinaryExpr.right);
+						gbString e = expr_to_string(elem);
+						error(elem, "Was the following intended? '%s, %s'; if not, surround the expression with parentheses '(%s)'", x, y, e);
+						gb_string_free(e);
+						gb_string_free(y);
+						gb_string_free(x);
+					}
+					break;
+				}
+			}
+
+			check_assignment(c, o, t->BitSet.elem, str_lit("bit_set literal"));
+			if (o->mode == Addressing_Constant) {
+				i64 lower = t->BitSet.lower;
+				i64 upper = t->BitSet.upper;
+				i64 v = exact_value_to_i64(o->value);
+				if (lower <= v && v <= upper) {
+					// okay
+				} else {
+					gbString s = expr_to_string(o->expr);
+					error(elem, "Bit field value out of bounds, %s (%lld) not in the range %lld .. %lld", s, v, lower, upper);
+					gb_string_free(s);
 					continue;
 				}
-
-				check_expr_with_type_hint(c, o, elem, et);
-
-				if (is_constant) {
-					is_constant = o->mode == Addressing_Constant;
-				}
-
-				if (elem->kind == Ast_BinaryExpr) {
-					switch (elem->BinaryExpr.op.kind) {
-					case Token_Or:
-						{
-							gbString x = expr_to_string(elem->BinaryExpr.left);
-							gbString y = expr_to_string(elem->BinaryExpr.right);
-							gbString e = expr_to_string(elem);
-							error(elem, "Was the following intended? '%s, %s'; if not, surround the expression with parentheses '(%s)'", x, y, e);
-							gb_string_free(e);
-							gb_string_free(y);
-							gb_string_free(x);
-						}
-						break;
-					}
-				}
-
-				check_assignment(c, o, t->BitSet.elem, str_lit("bit_set literal"));
-				if (o->mode == Addressing_Constant) {
-					i64 lower = t->BitSet.lower;
-					i64 upper = t->BitSet.upper;
-					i64 v = exact_value_to_i64(o->value);
-					if (lower <= v && v <= upper) {
-						// okay
-					} else {
-						gbString s = expr_to_string(o->expr);
-						error(elem, "Bit field value out of bounds, %s (%lld) not in the range %lld .. %lld", s, v, lower, upper);
-						gb_string_free(s);
-						continue;
-					}
-				}
 			}
 		}
 		break;