diff --git a/scripts/specialize-patch b/scripts/specialize-patch
index f3ae24262..124311799 100755
--- a/scripts/specialize-patch
+++ b/scripts/specialize-patch
@@ -151,6 +151,12 @@ function evaluate(stmnt, pattern, arg, op, result) {
   {
     last_stmnt = stmnt
 
+    pattern = "\\([[:blank:]]*([0-9]+)[[:blank:]]*\\)"
+    while (match(stmnt, pattern, op) != 0)
+    {
+      sub(pattern, op[1], stmnt)
+    }
+    
     pattern = "![[:blank:]]*([0-9]+)"
     while (match(stmnt, pattern, op) != 0)
     {