diff --git a/src/testdir/test_vim9_expr.vim b/src/testdir/test_vim9_expr.vim
index 38b2afe..cd5f152 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_vim9_expr.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_vim9_expr.vim
@@ -2774,6 +2774,9 @@
   v9.CheckScriptFailure(['vim9script', "var x = {xxx: 1,"], 'E723:', 2)
   v9.CheckDefAndScriptFailure(["var x = {['a']: xxx}"], ['E1001:', 'E121:'], 1)
   v9.CheckDefAndScriptFailure(["var x = {a: 1, a: 2}"], 'E721:', 1)
+  g:key = 'x'
+  v9.CheckDefExecAndScriptFailure(["var x = {[g:key]: 'text', [g:key]: 'text'}"], 'E721:', 1)
+  unlet g:key
   v9.CheckDefExecAndScriptFailure(["var x = g:anint.member"], ['E715:', 'E488:'], 1)
   v9.CheckDefExecAndScriptFailure(["var x = g:dict_empty.member"], 'E716:', 1)
 
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 0e42966..9e1b5c7 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -747,6 +747,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    4697,
+/**/
     4696,
 /**/
     4695,
diff --git a/src/vim9execute.c b/src/vim9execute.c
index 6303cc1..99135ea 100644
--- a/src/vim9execute.c
+++ b/src/vim9execute.c
@@ -196,8 +196,10 @@
 		dict_unref(dict);
 		return FAIL;
 	    }
-	    item->di_tv = *STACK_TV_BOT(2 * (idx - count) + 1);
+	    tv = STACK_TV_BOT(2 * (idx - count) + 1);
+	    item->di_tv = *tv;
 	    item->di_tv.v_lock = 0;
+	    tv->v_type = VAR_UNKNOWN;
 	    if (dict_add(dict, item) == FAIL)
 	    {
 		// can this ever happen?
@@ -5363,7 +5365,7 @@
     did_emsg_def += save_did_emsg_def;
 
 failed_early:
-    // Free all local variables, but not arguments.
+    // Free all arguments and local variables.
     for (idx = 0; idx < ectx.ec_stack.ga_len; ++idx)
 	clear_tv(STACK_TV(idx));
     ex_nesting_level = orig_nesting_level;