diff --git a/apps/zasm/directive.asm b/apps/zasm/directive.asm
index 9a88272..55946bc 100644
--- a/apps/zasm/directive.asm
+++ b/apps/zasm/directive.asm
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ handleDW:
 	call	toWord
 	call	readWord
 	ld	hl, scratchpad
-	call	parseNumber
+	call	parseNumberOrSymbol
 	ld	a, ixl
 	ld	(direcData), a
 	ld	a, ixh
diff --git a/apps/zasm/instr.asm b/apps/zasm/instr.asm
index b56cec2..09ca3ea 100644
--- a/apps/zasm/instr.asm
+++ b/apps/zasm/instr.asm
@@ -115,23 +115,6 @@ parseIXY:
 	pop	hl
 	ret
 
-; Parse string in (HL) and return its numerical value whether its a number
-; literal or a symbol. Returns value in IX.
-; Sets Z if number or symbol is valid, unset otherwise.
-parseNumberOrSymbol:
-	call	parseNumber
-	ret	z
-	; Not a number. Try symbol
-	push	de
-	call	symGetVal
-	jr	nz, .notfound	; Z already unset
-	; Found! value in DE. We need it in IX
-	ld	ixh, d
-	ld	ixl, e
-	; Z already set
-.notfound:
-	pop	de
-	ret
 ; find argspec for string at (HL). Returns matching argspec in A.
 ; Return value 0xff holds a special meaning: arg is not empty, but doesn't match
 ; any argspec (A == 0 means arg is empty). A return value of 0xff means an
diff --git a/apps/zasm/literal.asm b/apps/zasm/literal.asm
index 9457375..7d2f1aa 100644
--- a/apps/zasm/literal.asm
+++ b/apps/zasm/literal.asm
@@ -113,3 +113,21 @@ parseNumber:
 	call	hasHexPrefix
 	jr	z, parseHexadecimal
 	jr	parseDecimal
+
+; Parse string in (HL) and return its numerical value whether its a number
+; literal or a symbol. Returns value in IX.
+; Sets Z if number or symbol is valid, unset otherwise.
+parseNumberOrSymbol:
+	call	parseNumber
+	ret	z
+	; Not a number. Try symbol
+	push	de
+	call	symGetVal
+	jr	nz, .notfound	; Z already unset
+	; Found! value in DE. We need it in IX
+	ld	ixh, d
+	ld	ixl, e
+	; Z already set
+.notfound:
+	pop	de
+	ret
diff --git a/apps/zasm/tests/test1.asm b/apps/zasm/tests/test1.asm
index faa81a3..5723960 100644
--- a/apps/zasm/tests/test1.asm
+++ b/apps/zasm/tests/test1.asm
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 label1:
 	inc	a	; comment
 	ld	hl, label2
+	.dw	label2
 	; comment
 	.db	42
 label2: