diff --git a/src/eval.c b/src/eval.c
index 056ac76..2d2ad1b 100644
--- a/src/eval.c
+++ b/src/eval.c
@@ -2675,6 +2675,7 @@
 	int	    oplen;
 	int	    concat;
 	typval_T    var2;
+	int	    vim9script = in_vim9script();
 
 	// "." is only string concatenation when scriptversion is 1
 	p = eval_next_non_blank(*arg, evalarg, &getnext);
@@ -2689,7 +2690,7 @@
 	    *arg = eval_next_line(evalarg);
 	else
 	{
-	    if (evaluate && in_vim9script() && !VIM_ISWHITE(**arg))
+	    if (evaluate && vim9script && !VIM_ISWHITE(**arg))
 	    {
 		error_white_both(p, oplen);
 		clear_tv(rettv);
@@ -2721,14 +2722,14 @@
 	/*
 	 * Get the second variable.
 	 */
-	if (evaluate && in_vim9script() && !IS_WHITE_OR_NUL((*arg)[oplen]))
+	if (evaluate && vim9script && !IS_WHITE_OR_NUL((*arg)[oplen]))
 	{
 	    error_white_both(p, oplen);
 	    clear_tv(rettv);
 	    return FAIL;
 	}
 	*arg = skipwhite_and_linebreak(*arg + oplen, evalarg);
-	if (eval6(arg, &var2, evalarg, !in_vim9script() && op == '.') == FAIL)
+	if (eval6(arg, &var2, evalarg, !vim9script && op == '.') == FAIL)
 	{
 	    clear_tv(rettv);
 	    return FAIL;
@@ -2745,12 +2746,12 @@
 		char_u	*s1 = tv_get_string_buf(rettv, buf1);
 		char_u	*s2 = NULL;
 
-		if (in_vim9script() && (var2.v_type == VAR_VOID
+		if (vim9script && (var2.v_type == VAR_VOID
 			|| var2.v_type == VAR_CHANNEL
 			|| var2.v_type == VAR_JOB))
 		    emsg(_(e_inval_string));
 #ifdef FEAT_FLOAT
-		else if (var2.v_type == VAR_FLOAT)
+		else if (vim9script && var2.v_type == VAR_FLOAT)
 		{
 		    vim_snprintf((char *)buf2, NUMBUFLEN, "%g",
 							    var2.vval.v_float);
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_eval_stuff.vim b/src/testdir/test_eval_stuff.vim
index 02e7e14..1490ffb 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_eval_stuff.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_eval_stuff.vim
@@ -135,6 +135,12 @@
   let a = 'a'
   let a..=b
   call assert_equal('ab', a)
+
+  if has('float')
+    let a = 'A'
+    let b = 1.234
+    call assert_fails('echo a .. b', 'E806:')
+  endif
 endfunc
 
 " Test fix for issue #4507
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index f977e28..70fe7df 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -755,6 +755,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    1524,
+/**/
     1523,
 /**/
     1522,