diff --git a/src/declaration.c b/src/declaration.c
index 0914ef00abe2..f027216efc34 100644
--- a/src/declaration.c
+++ b/src/declaration.c
@@ -1202,6 +1202,12 @@ void VarDeclaration::semantic(Scope *sc)
                 const char *s = (storage_class & STCimmutable) ? "immutable" : "const";
                 fprintf(stderr, "%s: %s.%s is %s field\n", p ? p : "", ad->toPrettyChars(), toChars(), s);
             }
+            storage_class |= STCfield;
+#if DMDV2
+            if (tbn->ty == Tstruct && ((TypeStruct *)tbn)->sym->noDefaultCtor ||
+                tbn->ty == Tclass  && ((TypeClass  *)tbn)->sym->noDefaultCtor)
+                aad->noDefaultCtor = TRUE;
+#endif
 #else
             if (storage_class & (STCconst | STCimmutable) && init)
             {
@@ -1212,7 +1218,6 @@ void VarDeclaration::semantic(Scope *sc)
                     storage_class |= STCstatic;
             }
             else
-#endif
             {
                 storage_class |= STCfield;
 #if DMDV2
@@ -1221,6 +1226,7 @@ void VarDeclaration::semantic(Scope *sc)
                     aad->noDefaultCtor = TRUE;
 #endif
             }
+#endif
         }
 
         InterfaceDeclaration *id = parent->isInterfaceDeclaration();
diff --git a/src/expression.c b/src/expression.c
index 63ba0bb2fa14..12e27db0c6cb 100644
--- a/src/expression.c
+++ b/src/expression.c
@@ -7785,9 +7785,7 @@ Expression *DotVarExp::semantic(Scope *sc)
             accessCheck(loc, sc, e1, var);
 
             VarDeclaration *v = var->isVarDeclaration();
-#if PULL93
-            if (v && (v->isDataseg() || (v->storage_class & STCmanifest)))
-#endif
+            if (!PULL93 || v && (v->isDataseg() || (v->storage_class & STCmanifest)))
             {
                 Expression *e = expandVar(WANTvalue, v);
                 if (e)
diff --git a/src/mars.c b/src/mars.c
index 79d0ed08a7b1..f83b52be8390 100644
--- a/src/mars.c
+++ b/src/mars.c
@@ -684,7 +684,7 @@ Language changes listed by -transition=id:\n\
                         if (strcmp(p + 12, "tls") == 0)
                             global.params.vtls = 1;
 #if PULL93
-                        else if (strcmp(p + 12, "field") == 0)
+                        if (strcmp(p + 12, "field") == 0)
                             global.params.vfield = 1;
 #endif
                     }