diff --git a/gcc/go/gofrontend/expressions.cc b/gcc/go/gofrontend/expressions.cc
index baff0c9a5d9..6ff071860aa 100644
--- a/gcc/go/gofrontend/expressions.cc
+++ b/gcc/go/gofrontend/expressions.cc
@@ -2403,8 +2403,7 @@ class Const_expression : public Expression
   do_numeric_constant_value(Numeric_constant* nc) const;
 
   bool
-  do_string_constant_value(std::string* val) const
-  { return this->constant_->const_value()->expr()->string_constant_value(val); }
+  do_string_constant_value(std::string* val) const;
 
   Type*
   do_type();
@@ -2514,6 +2513,21 @@ Const_expression::do_numeric_constant_value(Numeric_constant* nc) const
   return r;
 }
 
+bool
+Const_expression::do_string_constant_value(std::string* val) const
+{
+  if (this->seen_)
+    return false;
+
+  Expression* e = this->constant_->const_value()->expr();
+
+  this->seen_ = true;
+  bool ok = e->string_constant_value(val);
+  this->seen_ = false;
+
+  return ok;
+}
+
 // Return the type of the const reference.
 
 Type*