diff --git a/lang/m2/comp/typequiv.c b/lang/m2/comp/typequiv.c
index f08a59926..1cec5ee22 100644
--- a/lang/m2/comp/typequiv.c
+++ b/lang/m2/comp/typequiv.c
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #include	"node.h"
 #include	"warning.h"
 #include	"main.h"
+#include	"Lpars.h"
 
 extern char *sprint();
 
@@ -289,6 +290,9 @@ ChkAssCompat(nd, tp, message)
 		Give an error message when it fails
 	*/
 
+	if ((*nd)->nd_symb == STRING) {
+		TryToString((*nd), tp);
+	}
 	return CompatCheck(nd, tp, message, TstAssCompat);
 }
 
diff --git a/lang/m2/comp/walk.c b/lang/m2/comp/walk.c
index 094057914..05110be39 100644
--- a/lang/m2/comp/walk.c
+++ b/lang/m2/comp/walk.c
@@ -854,9 +854,6 @@ WalkStat(nd, exit_label, end_reached)
 			   assignment compatible with the result type of the
 			   function procedure (See Rep. 9.11).
 			*/
-			if (nd->nd_RIGHT->nd_symb == STRING) {
-				TryToString(nd->nd_RIGHT, func_type);
-			}
 			if (!ChkAssCompat(&(nd->nd_RIGHT), func_type, "RETURN")) {
 				break;
 			}
@@ -1014,8 +1011,6 @@ DoAssign(nd)
 	       ChkVariable(&(nd->nd_LEFT), D_DEFINED))) return;
 	tp = nd->nd_LEFT->nd_type;
 
-	if (nd->nd_RIGHT->nd_symb == STRING) TryToString(nd->nd_RIGHT, tp);
-
 	if (! ChkAssCompat(&(nd->nd_RIGHT), tp, "assignment")) {
 		return;
 	}