diff --git a/_fixtures/issue1264.go b/_fixtures/issue1264.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8055e631
--- /dev/null
+++ b/_fixtures/issue1264.go
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+package main
+
+import "fmt"
+
+func main() {
+	for i := 0; i < 4; i++ {
+		equalsTwo := i == 2
+		fmt.Printf("i: %d -> equalsTwo: %t \n", i, equalsTwo) // :8
+	}
+}
diff --git a/pkg/proc/breakpoints.go b/pkg/proc/breakpoints.go
index 3b6cd615..0f5a2561 100644
--- a/pkg/proc/breakpoints.go
+++ b/pkg/proc/breakpoints.go
@@ -181,12 +181,13 @@ func evalBreakpointCondition(thread Thread, cond ast.Expr) (bool, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return true, fmt.Errorf("error evaluating expression: %v", err)
 	}
-	if v.Unreadable != nil {
-		return true, fmt.Errorf("condition expression unreadable: %v", v.Unreadable)
-	}
 	if v.Kind != reflect.Bool {
 		return true, errors.New("condition expression not boolean")
 	}
+	v.loadValue(loadFullValue)
+	if v.Unreadable != nil {
+		return true, fmt.Errorf("condition expression unreadable: %v", v.Unreadable)
+	}
 	return constant.BoolVal(v.Value), nil
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/proc/proc_test.go b/pkg/proc/proc_test.go
index e1a14474..2fd6c1c7 100644
--- a/pkg/proc/proc_test.go
+++ b/pkg/proc/proc_test.go
@@ -3862,3 +3862,14 @@ func TestOptimizationCheck(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+func TestIssue1264(t *testing.T) {
+	// It should be possible to set a breakpoint condition that consists only
+	// of evaluating a single boolean variable.
+	withTestProcess("issue1264", t, func(p proc.Process, fixture protest.Fixture) {
+		bp := setFileBreakpoint(p, t, fixture, 8)
+		bp.Cond = &ast.Ident{Name: "equalsTwo"}
+		assertNoError(proc.Continue(p), t, "Continue()")
+		assertLineNumber(p, t, 8, "after continue")
+	})
+}