diff --git a/make/rebol3.nest b/make/rebol3.nest
index 7f03a282a6..ed7a7c27b6 100644
--- a/make/rebol3.nest
+++ b/make/rebol3.nest
@@ -426,6 +426,7 @@ config: [ ;- this is list of configuration (optional) defines
 	;FORCE_ANSI_ESC_EMULATION_ON_WINDOWS  ; would not try to use MS' built-in VIRTUAL_TERMINAL_PROCESSING
 	;EXCLUDE_VECTOR_MATH  ; don't include vector math support (like: 3 * #[vector! integer! 8 3 [1 2 3]]); Used in t-vector.c file
 	;WRITE_ANY_VALUE_TO_CLIPBOARD ; https://github.com/Oldes/Rebol-issues/issues/1619
+	;CONSTRUCT_LIT_WORD_AS_WORD   ; https://github.com/Oldes/Rebol-issues/issues/2502
 
 	;SERIES_LABELS ; used for special debug purposes
 	;SHOW_SIZEOFS  ; for debugging ports to some new systems
diff --git a/src/core/c-do.c b/src/core/c-do.c
index 999dc6b920..7881188271 100644
--- a/src/core/c-do.c
+++ b/src/core/c-do.c
@@ -1678,6 +1678,8 @@ x*/	static REBINT Do_Args_Light(REBVAL *func, REBVAL *path, REBSER *block, REBCN
 					VAL_SET(temp, REB_WORD);
 				}
 			}
+#ifdef CONSTRUCT_LIT_WORD_AS_WORD
+			//https://github.com/Oldes/Rebol-issues/issues/2502
 			else if (IS_LIT_WORD(value)) {
 				*temp = *value;
 				VAL_SET(temp, REB_WORD);
@@ -1686,6 +1688,7 @@ x*/	static REBINT Do_Args_Light(REBVAL *func, REBVAL *path, REBSER *block, REBCN
 				*temp = *value;
 				VAL_SET(temp, REB_PATH);
 			}
+#endif
 			else if (VAL_TYPE(value) >= REB_NONE) { // all valid values
 				*temp = *value;
 			}
diff --git a/src/tests/units/object-test.r3 b/src/tests/units/object-test.r3
index 71d69e346d..980cfc25ca 100644
--- a/src/tests/units/object-test.r3
+++ b/src/tests/units/object-test.r3
@@ -247,6 +247,7 @@ Rebol [
 
 	--test-- "construct"
 	;@@ https://github.com/Oldes/Rebol-issues/issues/651
+	;@@ https://github.com/Oldes/Rebol-issues/issues/2502
 		--assert logic? get in construct [a: true] 'a
 		--assert logic? get in construct [a: false] 'a
 		--assert logic? get in construct [a: on] 'a
@@ -256,9 +257,11 @@ Rebol [
 		--assert none? get in construct [a: none] 'a
 		--assert none? get/any in construct head insert tail [a:]() 'a
 		--assert word? get in construct [a: b] 'a
-		--assert word? get in construct [a: 'b] 'a
+		--assert lit-word? get in construct [a: 'b] 'a
+		--assert get-word? get in construct [a: :b] 'a
 		--assert path? get in construct [a: b/c] 'a
-		--assert path? get in construct [a: 'b/c] 'a
+		--assert lit-path? get in construct [a: 'b/c] 'a
+		--assert get-path? get in construct [a: :b/c] 'a
 
 	--test-- "construct/only"
 	;@@ https://github.com/Oldes/Rebol-issues/issues/687