diff --git a/compiler/noirc_frontend/src/hir/def_collector/dc_crate.rs b/compiler/noirc_frontend/src/hir/def_collector/dc_crate.rs
index 7f36af5b30e..0ff0c22c16a 100644
--- a/compiler/noirc_frontend/src/hir/def_collector/dc_crate.rs
+++ b/compiler/noirc_frontend/src/hir/def_collector/dc_crate.rs
@@ -331,11 +331,6 @@ impl DefCollector {
         // Must resolve structs before we resolve globals.
         errors.extend(resolve_structs(context, def_collector.collected_types, crate_id));
 
-        // We must wait to resolve non-integer globals until after we resolve structs since struct
-        // globals will need to reference the struct type they're initialized to to ensure they are valid.
-        resolved_globals.extend(resolve_globals(context, other_globals, crate_id));
-        errors.extend(resolved_globals.errors);
-
         // Bind trait impls to their trait. Collect trait functions, that have a
         // default implementation, which hasn't been overridden.
         errors.extend(collect_trait_impls(
@@ -353,6 +348,11 @@ impl DefCollector {
         // over trait methods if there are name conflicts.
         errors.extend(collect_impls(context, crate_id, &def_collector.collected_impls));
 
+        // We must wait to resolve non-integer globals until after we resolve structs since struct
+        // globals will need to reference the struct type they're initialized to to ensure they are valid.
+        resolved_globals.extend(resolve_globals(context, other_globals, crate_id));
+        errors.extend(resolved_globals.errors);
+
         // Resolve each function in the crate. This is now possible since imports have been resolved
         let mut functions = Vec::new();
         functions.extend(resolve_free_functions(
diff --git a/test_programs/execution_success/global_consts/src/main.nr b/test_programs/execution_success/global_consts/src/main.nr
index 3c8ecc67a0c..52ffe3e823b 100644
--- a/test_programs/execution_success/global_consts/src/main.nr
+++ b/test_programs/execution_success/global_consts/src/main.nr
@@ -107,3 +107,20 @@ mod my_submodule {
         x
     }
 }
+
+struct Foo {
+  a: Field,
+}
+
+struct Bar {}
+
+impl Bar {
+    fn get_a() -> Field {
+        1
+    }
+}
+
+// Regression for #1440
+global foo = Foo {
+    a: Bar::get_a(),
+};