diff --git a/output/codeview.c b/output/codeview.c
index 7fc5619e..8492fdd3 100644
--- a/output/codeview.c
+++ b/output/codeview.c
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ static void cv8_deflabel(char *name, int32_t segment, int64_t offset,
     sym->typeindex = 0;
 
     /* handle local labels */
-    if (name[0] == '.' && cv8_state.last_sym != NULL) {
+    if (name[0] == '.' && name[1] != '.' && cv8_state.last_sym != NULL) {
         len = strlen(cv8_state.last_sym->name) + strlen(name);
         sym->name = nasm_malloc(len + 1);
         ret = snprintf(sym->name, len + 1, "%s%s",