diff --git a/lang/cem/cemcom/conversion.c b/lang/cem/cemcom/conversion.c
index 7013771d6..614ebfefa 100644
--- a/lang/cem/cemcom/conversion.c
+++ b/lang/cem/cemcom/conversion.c
@@ -109,13 +109,15 @@ conversion(from_type, to_type)
 	    ) {
 		extern long full_mask[];
 
-		C_loc((arith) full_mask[(int)(to_type->tp_size)]);
-		C_and(word_size);
 		if (to_fund == T_SIGNED) {
 			C_loc(to_type->tp_size);
 			C_loc(word_size);
 			C_cii();
 		}
+		else {
+			C_loc((arith) full_mask[(int)(to_type->tp_size)]);
+			C_and(word_size);
+		}
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/lang/cem/cemcom/declar.g b/lang/cem/cemcom/declar.g
index e2332005c..2288d61d8 100644
--- a/lang/cem/cemcom/declar.g
+++ b/lang/cem/cemcom/declar.g
@@ -177,6 +177,7 @@ initializer(struct idf *idf; int sc;)
 :
 	{	if (idf->id_def->df_type->tp_fund == FUNCTION)	{
 			error("illegal initialization of function");
+			idf->id_def->df_type->tp_fund = ERRONEOUS;
 		}
 	}
 	[