diff --git a/compiler/ccgexprs.nim b/compiler/ccgexprs.nim
index e346e1b53..7c4cc2b80 100644
--- a/compiler/ccgexprs.nim
+++ b/compiler/ccgexprs.nim
@@ -1060,6 +1060,8 @@ proc genObjConstr(p: BProc, e: PNode, d: var TLoc) =
     t = t.sons[0].skipTypes(abstractInst)
     r = ropef("(*$1)", r)
     gcUsage(e)
+  else:
+    constructLoc(p, tmp)
   discard getTypeDesc(p.module, t)
   for i in 1 .. <e.len:
     let it = e.sons[i]
@@ -1082,6 +1084,7 @@ proc genObjConstr(p: BProc, e: PNode, d: var TLoc) =
     tmp2.s = if isRef: OnHeap else: OnStack
     tmp2.heapRoot = tmp.r
     expr(p, it.sons[1], tmp2)
+
   if d.k == locNone:
     d = tmp
   else:
diff --git a/tests/assign/tobjasgn.nim b/tests/assign/tobjasgn.nim
index 5f411063f..da12319cd 100644
--- a/tests/assign/tobjasgn.nim
+++ b/tests/assign/tobjasgn.nim
@@ -1,16 +1,21 @@
 discard """
-  output: '''0
+  output: '''0 0
 pre test a:test b:1 c:2 haha:3
 assignment test a:test b:1 c:2 haha:3
 '''
 """
 
-type TSomeObj = object of TObject
-  Variable: int
+# bug #1005
+
+type
+  TSomeObj = object of TObject
+    a: int
+  PSomeObj = ref object
+    a: int
  
 var a = TSomeObj()
- 
-echo a.Variable.`$`
+var b = PSomeObj()
+echo a.a, " ", b.a
 
 # bug #575