diff --git a/src/analyze.cpp b/src/analyze.cpp
index 4bc3022765..893da7fd5e 100644
--- a/src/analyze.cpp
+++ b/src/analyze.cpp
@@ -3742,7 +3742,6 @@ static TypeTableEntry *analyze_null_literal_expr(CodeGen *g, ImportTableEntry *i
 
     node->data.null_literal.resolved_struct_val_expr.type_entry = expected_type;
     node->data.null_literal.resolved_struct_val_expr.source_node = node;
-    block_context->fn_entry->struct_val_expr_alloca_list.append(&node->data.null_literal.resolved_struct_val_expr);
 
     return resolve_expr_const_val_as_null(g, node, expected_type);
 }
diff --git a/test/self_hosted.zig b/test/self_hosted.zig
index 6d8ccc9882..540d7eba2c 100644
--- a/test/self_hosted.zig
+++ b/test/self_hosted.zig
@@ -1612,3 +1612,14 @@ fn exact_division() {
 fn div_exact(a: u32, b: u32) -> u32 {
     @div_exact(a, b)
 }
+
+#attribute("test")
+fn null_literal_outside_function() {
+    assert(here_is_a_null_literal.context == null);
+}
+struct SillyStruct {
+    context: ?i32,
+}
+const here_is_a_null_literal = SillyStruct {
+    .context = null,
+};