diff --git a/src/clusterserialize.jl b/src/clusterserialize.jl
index d2f09e7..1e49b6a 100644
--- a/src/clusterserialize.jl
+++ b/src/clusterserialize.jl
@@ -167,10 +167,12 @@ function deserialize_global_from_main(s::ClusterSerializer, sym)
             return nothing
         end
     end
-    Core.eval(Main, Expr(:global, sym))
     if sym_isconst
-        ccall(:jl_set_const, Cvoid, (Any, Any, Any), Main, sym, v)
+        Core.eval(Main, Expr(:block,
+            Expr(:const, GlobalRef(Main, sym), v),
+            nothing))
     else
+        Core.eval(Main, Expr(:global, sym))
         invokelatest(setglobal!, Main, sym, v)
     end
     return nothing