diff --git a/tccgen.c b/tccgen.c
index 72e892c..b085c65 100644
--- a/tccgen.c
+++ b/tccgen.c
@@ -3831,12 +3831,8 @@ ST_FUNC void unary(void)
                 gen_cast(&type);
             }
         } else if (tok == '{') {
-    	    /*
-            if (nocode_wanted)
-                tcc_error("statement expression in global scope"); */
-	    /* this check breaks compilation of the linux 2.4.26 with the meesage:
-	       linux/include/net/tcp.h:945: error: statement expression in global scope */
-
+            if (const_wanted)
+                tcc_error("expected constant");
             /* save all registers */
             save_regs(0); 
             /* statement expression : we do not accept break/continue