diff --git a/src/eval.c b/src/eval.c
index 530cc95..bbfe566 100644
--- a/src/eval.c
+++ b/src/eval.c
@@ -5000,6 +5000,8 @@
 	else
 	{
 	    ret = eval1(arg, rettv, evalarg);	// recursive!
+	    if (ret != OK)
+		return ret;
 
 	    *arg = skipwhite_and_linebreak(*arg, evalarg);