diff --git a/crates/oxc_minifier/src/ast_passes/peephole_substitute_alternate_syntax.rs b/crates/oxc_minifier/src/ast_passes/peephole_substitute_alternate_syntax.rs
index 68ee28ca4..aec49e14c 100644
--- a/crates/oxc_minifier/src/ast_passes/peephole_substitute_alternate_syntax.rs
+++ b/crates/oxc_minifier/src/ast_passes/peephole_substitute_alternate_syntax.rs
@@ -866,9 +866,7 @@ impl<'a, 'b> PeepholeSubstituteAlternateSyntax {
                     None => Some(ctx.ast.expression_string_literal(span, "", None)),
                     // `String(a)` -> `'' + (a)`
                     Some(arg) => {
-                        if !matches!(arg, Expression::Identifier(_) | Expression::CallExpression(_))
-                            && !arg.is_literal()
-                        {
+                        if !arg.is_literal() {
                             return None;
                         }
                         Some(ctx.ast.expression_binary(
@@ -1973,6 +1971,8 @@ mod test {
         // Don't fold the existence check to preserve behavior
         test_same("var a = String?.('hello')");
 
+        test_same("var s = Symbol();var a = String(s);");
+
         test_same("var a = String('hello', bar());");
         test_same("var a = String({valueOf: function() { return 1; }});");
     }
diff --git a/tasks/minsize/minsize.snap b/tasks/minsize/minsize.snap
index 33dbadc62..6a8d41aaf 100644
--- a/tasks/minsize/minsize.snap
+++ b/tasks/minsize/minsize.snap
@@ -7,21 +7,21 @@ Original   | minified   | minified   | gzip       | gzip       | Fixture
 
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