diff --git a/apps/zasm/symbol.asm b/apps/zasm/symbol.asm
index 881e2a4..9a4677d 100644
--- a/apps/zasm/symbol.asm
+++ b/apps/zasm/symbol.asm
@@ -169,6 +169,9 @@ symFind:
 ; Return value associated with symbol string in (HL) into DE.
 ; Sets Z on success, unset on error.
 symGetVal:
+	call	zasmIsFirstPass
+	ret	z		; first pass? we don't care about the value,
+				; return success.
 	call	symFind
 	ret	nz	; not found
 	; our index is in A. Let's fetch the proper value
diff --git a/apps/zasm/tests/test1.asm b/apps/zasm/tests/test1.asm
index b746383..faa81a3 100644
--- a/apps/zasm/tests/test1.asm
+++ b/apps/zasm/tests/test1.asm
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 	add	a, b	; comment
 label1:
 	inc	a	; comment
+	ld	hl, label2
 	; comment
 	.db	42
 label2:
@@ -9,4 +10,3 @@ label2:
 	.dw	3742
 	.dw	0x3742
 	ld	a, (label1)
-	ld	hl, label2