diff --git a/compiler/symdef.inc b/compiler/symdef.inc
index 79f1108185..0d78641699 100644
--- a/compiler/symdef.inc
+++ b/compiler/symdef.inc
@@ -1386,6 +1386,7 @@
       begin
          { be careful, tclassdefref inherits from tpointerdef }
          tdef.load;
+         deftype:=classrefdef;
          definition:=readdefref;
          is_far:=false;
          savesize:=target_os.size_of_pointer;
@@ -3379,7 +3380,10 @@ Const local_symtable_index : longint = $8001;
 
 {
   $Log$
-  Revision 1.115  1999-05-14 17:52:26  peter
+  Revision 1.116  1999-05-16 02:26:51  peter
+    * fixed loading of classrefdef
+
+  Revision 1.115  1999/05/14 17:52:26  peter
     * new deref code
 
   Revision 1.114  1999/05/13 21:59:41  peter