diff --git a/compiler/ninl.pas b/compiler/ninl.pas
index dc0fdef670..d9fdfd23d3 100644
--- a/compiler/ninl.pas
+++ b/compiler/ninl.pas
@@ -490,7 +490,18 @@ implementation
       begin
         if not assigned(left) or (left.nodetype<>typen) then
           internalerror(2012032102);
+
         def:=ttypenode(left).typedef;
+        if df_generic in current_procinfo.procdef.defoptions then
+          begin
+            { don't allow as a default parameter value }
+            if block_type<>bt_const then
+              result:=cpointerconstnode.create(0,def)
+            else
+              result:=cerrornode.create;
+            exit;
+          end;
+
         result:=nil;
         case def.typ of
           enumdef,
@@ -505,16 +516,7 @@ implementation
           pointerdef:
             result:=cpointerconstnode.create(0,def);
           procvardef:
-            if df_generic in current_procinfo.procdef.defoptions then
-              begin
-                { don't allow as a default parameter value }
-                if block_type<>bt_const then
-                  result:=cpointerconstnode.create(0,def)
-                else
-                  result:=cerrornode.create;
-                exit;
-              end
-            else if tprocvardef(def).size<>sizeof(pint) then
+            if tprocvardef(def).size<>sizeof(pint) then
               result:=getdefaultvarsym(def)
             else
               result:=cpointerconstnode.create(0,def);