diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 4c71c86..ba03b1e 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -462,6 +462,7 @@ fn build_ast_from_expression(pair: pest::iterators::Pair<Rule>) -> AstNode {
 }
 
 fn parse_constant(pairs: pest::iterators::Pairs<Rule>) -> AstNode {
+    *CURRENT_SIZE.lock().unwrap() = Size::Word;
     let mut pairs = pairs;
     let constant_name = pairs.next().unwrap().into_inner().next().unwrap().as_str();
     let operand_pair = pairs.next().unwrap();
@@ -1125,4 +1126,4 @@ fn node_to_immediate_values(node: &AstNode, instruction: &AssembledInstruction)
 
         _ => panic!("Attempting to parse a non-instruction AST node as an instruction: {:#?}", node),
     };
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}