diff --git a/tvix/eval/src/compiler/mod.rs b/tvix/eval/src/compiler/mod.rs
index cfb0ee64a..fa08d626a 100644
--- a/tvix/eval/src/compiler/mod.rs
+++ b/tvix/eval/src/compiler/mod.rs
@@ -212,7 +212,9 @@ impl Compiler<'_> {
             ast::Expr::Assert(assert) => {
                 self.thunk(slot, assert, move |c, s| c.compile_assert(s, assert))
             }
-            ast::Expr::IfElse(if_else) => self.compile_if_else(slot, if_else),
+            ast::Expr::IfElse(if_else) => {
+                self.thunk(slot, if_else, move |c, s| c.compile_if_else(s, if_else))
+            }
             ast::Expr::LetIn(let_in) => self.compile_let_in(slot, let_in),
             ast::Expr::Ident(ident) => self.compile_ident(slot, ident),
             ast::Expr::With(with) => self.thunk(slot, with, |c, s| c.compile_with(s, with)),
diff --git a/tvix/eval/src/tests/tvix_tests/eval-okay-thunked-if.exp b/tvix/eval/src/tests/tvix_tests/eval-okay-thunked-if.exp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ffcd4415b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tvix/eval/src/tests/tvix_tests/eval-okay-thunked-if.exp
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{ }
diff --git a/tvix/eval/src/tests/tvix_tests/eval-okay-thunked-if.nix b/tvix/eval/src/tests/tvix_tests/eval-okay-thunked-if.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..65e9e66d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tvix/eval/src/tests/tvix_tests/eval-okay-thunked-if.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+let
+  a = {};
+in let
+  c = if builtins.isFunction a then a b else a;
+  b = {};
+in c