We prove that on a semisimple Lie algebra g\mathfrak{g} over a finite field of large characteristic, if a complex-valued invariant function ff and its Fourier transform f^\hat f are both supported in the nilpotent cone of g\mathfrak{g}, then f^=γ1f\hat f = γ^{-1}f for an explicit quadratic Gauss sum γγ. Consequently, we determine a fourth root of unity appearing in various formulae of generalised Gel'fand--Graev characters, known as Lusztig constant, previously known in special cases due to work