diff --git a/compiler/ncnv.pas b/compiler/ncnv.pas
index 7685e88933..8f3bd43e69 100644
--- a/compiler/ncnv.pas
+++ b/compiler/ncnv.pas
@@ -2209,19 +2209,20 @@ implementation
                        to different kinds of refcounting helpers }
                       (resultdef=left.resultdef)) then
                    begin
-{$ifndef llvm}
-                     left.resultdef:=resultdef;
-                     if (nf_explicit in flags) and (left.nodetype = addrn) then
-                       include(left.flags, nf_typedaddr);
-                     result:=left;
-                     left:=nil;
-{$else llvm}
+{$ifdef llvm}
                      { we still may have to insert a type conversion at the
                        llvm level }
-                     if (nf_explicit in flags) and (left.nodetype = addrn) then
-                       include(flags, nf_typedaddr);
-                     result:=nil;
+                     if left.resultdef<>resultdef then
+                       result:=nil
+                     else
 {$endif llvm}
+                       begin
+                         left.resultdef:=resultdef;
+                         if (nf_explicit in flags) and (left.nodetype = addrn) then
+                           include(left.flags, nf_typedaddr);
+                         result:=left;
+                         left:=nil;
+                       end;
                      exit;
                    end;
                 end;