diff --git a/src/testdir/test_vim9_expr.vim b/src/testdir/test_vim9_expr.vim
index e43eba7..401ab07 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_vim9_expr.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_vim9_expr.vim
@@ -452,6 +452,12 @@
       g:vals = []
       assert_equal(false, g:Record(1) && g:Record(true) && g:Record(0))
       assert_equal([1, true, 0], g:vals)
+
+      var failed = false
+      if false && g:a == g:b.c
+        failed = true
+      endif
+      assert_false(failed)
   END
   v9.CheckDefAndScriptSuccess(lines)
 enddef
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 10804ec..873b17b 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -747,6 +747,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    4972,
+/**/
     4971,
 /**/
     4970,
diff --git a/src/vim9expr.c b/src/vim9expr.c
index 3375478..eaea089 100644
--- a/src/vim9expr.c
+++ b/src/vim9expr.c
@@ -2102,7 +2102,8 @@
 
     // Turn "dict.Func" into a partial for "Func" bound to "dict".
     // This needs to be done at runtime to be able to check the type.
-    if (keeping_dict && generate_instr(cctx, ISN_USEDICT) == NULL)
+    if (keeping_dict && cctx->ctx_skip != SKIP_YES
+				  && generate_instr(cctx, ISN_USEDICT) == NULL)
 	return FAIL;
 
     return OK;