diff --git a/compiler/vmgen.nim b/compiler/vmgen.nim
index 47a474d28c3d9..aa848bca87c2a 100644
--- a/compiler/vmgen.nim
+++ b/compiler/vmgen.nim
@@ -1609,12 +1609,12 @@ proc genAdditionalCopy(c: PCtx; n: PNode; opc: TOpcode;
   c.freeTemp(cc)
 
 proc preventFalseAlias(c: PCtx; n: PNode; opc: TOpcode;
-                       dest, idx, value: TRegister) =
+                       dest, idx, value: TRegister; enforceCopy = false) =
   # opcLdObj et al really means "load address". We sometimes have to create a
   # copy in order to not introduce false aliasing:
   # mylocal = a.b  # needs a copy of the data!
   assert n.typ != nil
-  if needsAdditionalCopy(n):
+  if needsAdditionalCopy(n) or enforceCopy:
     genAdditionalCopy(c, n, opc, dest, idx, value)
   else:
     c.gABC(n, opc, dest, idx, value)
@@ -1663,11 +1663,14 @@ proc genAsgn(c: PCtx; le, ri: PNode; requiresCopy: bool) =
   of nkSym:
     let s = le.sym
     checkCanEval(c, le)
+    let isLdConst = ri.kind == nkSym and ri.sym.kind == skConst and
+        dontInlineConstant(ri, if ri.sym.astdef != nil: ri.sym.astdef else: ri.sym.typ.n)
+      # assigning a constant (opcLdConst) to something; need to copy its value
     if s.isGlobal:
       withTemp(tmp, le.typ):
         c.gen(le, tmp, {gfNodeAddr})
         let val = c.genx(ri)
-        c.preventFalseAlias(le, opcWrDeref, tmp, 0, val)
+        c.preventFalseAlias(le, opcWrDeref, tmp, 0, val, isLdConst)
         c.freeTemp(val)
     else:
       if s.kind == skForVar: c.setSlot s
diff --git a/tests/vm/tvmmisc.nim b/tests/vm/tvmmisc.nim
index 6aeac5529b520..e24d66866e662 100644
--- a/tests/vm/tvmmisc.nim
+++ b/tests/vm/tvmmisc.nim
@@ -794,3 +794,22 @@ block: # bug #23925
 static: # bug #21353
   var s: proc () = default(proc ())
   doAssert s == nil
+
+# bug #25208
+
+
+type Conf = object
+  val: int
+
+const defaultConf = Conf(val: 123)
+
+template foo2323(conf) =
+  assert conf.val == 123
+  var conf2 = conf
+  assert conf2.val == 123
+
+static:
+  var conf: Conf = defaultConf
+  conf = defaultConf  # removing this results in the expected output
+  conf.val = 2
+  foo2323(defaultConf)