diff --git a/compiler/x86/nx86cnv.pas b/compiler/x86/nx86cnv.pas
index 904bcea47b..d075688aa4 100644
--- a/compiler/x86/nx86cnv.pas
+++ b/compiler/x86/nx86cnv.pas
@@ -254,12 +254,16 @@ implementation
                        { double (2^64) }
                        asmlist[al_typedconsts].concat(Tai_const.Create_32bit(0));
                        asmlist[al_typedconsts].concat(Tai_const.Create_32bit($43f00000));
+                       { simplify for PIC }
+                       cg.make_simple_ref(exprasmlist,href);
                        exprasmlist.concat(taicpu.op_ref_reg(A_ADDSD,S_NO,href,location.register));
                      end
                    else if is_single(resulttype.def) then
                      begin
                        { single(2^64) }
                        asmlist[al_typedconsts].concat(Tai_const.Create_32bit($5f800000));
+                       { simplify for PIC }
+                       cg.make_simple_ref(exprasmlist,href);
                        exprasmlist.concat(taicpu.op_ref_reg(A_ADDSS,S_NO,href,location.register));
                      end
                    else