diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/checker.v b/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
index f5bd90e70d..fd3f43e362 100644
--- a/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
@@ -4215,6 +4215,13 @@ fn (mut c Checker) find_obj_definition(obj ast.ScopeObject) !ast.Expr {
 	if mut expr is ast.Ident {
 		return c.find_definition(expr)
 	}
+	if mut expr is ast.ComptimeCall && expr.is_compile_value {
+		if expr.result_type == ast.bool_type {
+			return ast.BoolLiteral{
+				val: expr.compile_value.bool()
+			}
+		}
+	}
 	if !expr.is_pure_literal() {
 		return error('definition of `${name}` is unknown at compile time')
 	}
diff --git a/vlib/v/tests/if_comptime_check_const_test.v b/vlib/v/tests/if_comptime_check_const_test.v
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b849ee398c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/tests/if_comptime_check_const_test.v
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+const x = $d('x', true)
+
+fn test_main() {
+	a := $if x {
+		1
+	} $else {
+		0
+	}
+	assert a == 1
+}