diff --git a/elaborate.cc b/elaborate.cc
index 0875929f3..4781893dc 100644
--- a/elaborate.cc
+++ b/elaborate.cc
@@ -2321,8 +2321,6 @@ NetExpr* PAssign_::elaborate_rval_(Design*des, NetScope*scope,
 
       if (!is_constant_ || !rv) return rv;
 
-      if (dynamic_cast<NetENew*>(rv)) return rv;
-
       cerr << get_fileline() << ": error: "
             "The RHS expression must be constant." << endl;
       cerr << get_fileline() << "       : "
diff --git a/pform.cc b/pform.cc
index d9772dd70..18b391f50 100644
--- a/pform.cc
+++ b/pform.cc
@@ -2507,7 +2507,7 @@ void pform_make_var_init(const struct vlltype&li,
 
       PEIdent*lval = new PEIdent(name);
       FILE_NAME(lval, li);
-      PAssign*ass = new PAssign(lval, expr, true);
+      PAssign*ass = new PAssign(lval, expr, !gn_system_verilog());
       FILE_NAME(ass, li);
 
       lexical_scope->var_inits.push_back(ass);