1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/lib/output.js b/lib/output.js
index 7077d6dd..70bd74be 100644
--- a/lib/output.js
+++ b/lib/output.js
@@ -990,7 +990,7 @@ function OutputStream(options) {
     /* -----[ if ]----- */
     function make_then(self, output) {
         var b = self.body;
-        if (output.option("braces")
+        if (output.option("braces") && !(b instanceof AST_Const)
             || output.option("ie8") && b instanceof AST_Do)
             return make_block(b, output);
         // The squeezer replaces "block"-s that contain only a single
@@ -1381,7 +1381,7 @@ function OutputStream(options) {
     });
 
     function force_statement(stat, output) {
-        if (output.option("braces")) {
+        if (output.option("braces") && !(stat instanceof AST_Const)) {
             make_block(stat, output);
         } else if (!stat || stat instanceof AST_EmptyStatement) {
             output.force_semicolon();