diff --git a/util/ego/ic/ic.c b/util/ego/ic/ic.c
index a2641cd2c..a0a71811a 100644
--- a/util/ego/ic/ic.c
+++ b/util/ego/ic/ic.c
@@ -445,7 +445,9 @@ line_p inpseudo(n)
 			 */
 			
 			if (lastline != (line_p) 0 && is_datalabel(lastline)) {
-				curhol = string;
+				extern char *lastname;
+
+				curhol = lastname;
 			}
 			else {
 				curhol = hol_label();
diff --git a/util/ego/ic/ic_lookup.c b/util/ego/ic/ic_lookup.c
index 30fd2c90b..65c0eaaee 100644
--- a/util/ego/ic/ic_lookup.c
+++ b/util/ego/ic/ic_lookup.c
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ dblock_p symlookup(name, status)
 			 */
 			if (strcmp((*spp)->sy_name, name) == 0) {
 				/* found */
+				lastname = (*spp)->sy_name;
 				return ((*spp)->sy_dblock);
 			} else {
 				spp = &(*spp)->sy_next;