diff --git a/src/ex_docmd.c b/src/ex_docmd.c
index 645ad0c..659af19 100644
--- a/src/ex_docmd.c
+++ b/src/ex_docmd.c
@@ -2495,7 +2495,8 @@
 
 #ifdef FEAT_EVAL
     // Set flag that any command was executed, used by ex_vim9script().
-    if (getline_equal(ea.getline, ea.cookie, getsourceline))
+    if (getline_equal(ea.getline, ea.cookie, getsourceline)
+						    && current_sctx.sc_sid > 0)
 	SCRIPT_ITEM(current_sctx.sc_sid)->sn_had_command = TRUE;
 
     /*
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_compiler.vim b/src/testdir/test_compiler.vim
index 4f02cf1..464dd9b 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_compiler.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_compiler.vim
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 " Test the :compiler command
 
 source check.vim
+source shared.vim
 
 func Test_compiler()
   if !executable('perl')
@@ -48,6 +49,15 @@
   call assert_match(runtime .. '/compiler/xmlwf.vim$', a[-1])
 endfunc
 
+" Test executing :compiler from the command line, not from a script
+func Test_compiler_commandline()
+  call system(GetVimCommandClean() .. ' --not-a-term -c "compiler gcc" -c "call writefile([b:current_compiler], ''XcompilerOut'')" -c "quit"')
+  call assert_equal(0, v:shell_error)
+  call assert_equal(["gcc"], readfile('XcompilerOut'))
+
+  call delete('XcompilerOut')
+endfunc
+
 func Test_compiler_completion()
   call feedkeys(":compiler \<C-A>\<C-B>\"\<CR>", 'tx')
   call assert_match('^"compiler ant bcc .* xmlwf$', @:)
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index db1f9f7..e1fde10 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -743,6 +743,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    232,
+/**/
     231,
 /**/
     230,