diff --git a/tccgen.c b/tccgen.c
index 6748beb..c174e96 100644
--- a/tccgen.c
+++ b/tccgen.c
@@ -4768,7 +4768,7 @@ static void init_putz(CType *t, Section *sec, unsigned long c, int size)
 static void decl_initializer(CType *type, Section *sec, unsigned long c, 
                              int first, int size_only)
 {
-    int index, array_length, n, no_oblock, nb, parlevel, i;
+    int index, array_length, n, no_oblock, nb, parlevel, parlevel1, i;
     int size1, align1, expr_type;
     Sym *s, *f;
     CType *t1;
@@ -4970,13 +4970,17 @@ static void decl_initializer(CType *type, Section *sec, unsigned long c,
         skip('}');
     } else if (size_only) {
         /* just skip expression */
-        parlevel = 0;
-        while ((parlevel > 0 || (tok != '}' && tok != ',')) && 
-               tok != -1) {
+        parlevel = parlevel1 = 0;
+        while ((parlevel > 0 || parlevel1 > 0 ||
+		(tok != '}' && tok != ',')) &&  tok != -1) {
             if (tok == '(')
                 parlevel++;
             else if (tok == ')')
                 parlevel--;
+	    else if (tok == '{')
+		parlevel1++;
+	    else if (tok == '}')
+		parlevel1--;
             next();
         }
     } else {
diff --git a/tests/tcctest.c b/tests/tcctest.c
index 87e7ad1..0d98dcc 100644
--- a/tests/tcctest.c
+++ b/tests/tcctest.c
@@ -827,6 +827,27 @@ struct aligntest4 {
     double a[0];
 };
 
+struct complexinit0 {
+    int a;
+    int b;
+};
+
+struct complexinit {
+    int a;
+    struct complexinit0 *b;
+};
+
+const static struct complexinit cix[] = {
+    [0] = {
+	.a = 0xfefa,
+	.b = (const struct complexinit0[]) {
+		{ 0x80, 0x81 },
+		{ 0x82, 0x83 },
+		{}
+	}
+    }
+};
+
 void struct_test()
 {
     struct1 *s;
@@ -856,6 +877,11 @@ void struct_test()
     printf("st2: %d %d %d\n",
            s->f1, s->f2, s->f3);
     printf("str_addr=%x\n", (int)st1.str - (int)&st1.f1);
+    printf("cix: %d %d %d %d %d %d %d\n",
+	cix[0].a,
+	cix[0].b[0].a, cix[0].b[0].b,
+	cix[0].b[1].a, cix[0].b[1].b,
+	cix[0].b[2].a, cix[0].b[2].b);
 
     /* align / size tests */
     printf("aligntest1 sizeof=%d alignof=%d\n",