diff --git a/src/vim9compile.c b/src/vim9compile.c
index 496f4cd..b7f590e 100644
--- a/src/vim9compile.c
+++ b/src/vim9compile.c
@@ -3001,6 +3001,7 @@
 	 * 0z1234->func() should not be confused with a zero line number
 	 * "++nr" and "--nr" are eval commands
 	 * in "$ENV->func()" the "$" is not a range
+	 * "123->func()" is a method call
 	 */
 	cmd = ea.cmd;
 	if ((*cmd != '$' || starts_with_colon)
@@ -3008,7 +3009,8 @@
 		    || !(*cmd == '\''
 			|| (cmd[0] == '0' && cmd[1] == 'z')
 			|| (cmd[0] != NUL && cmd[0] == cmd[1]
-					    && (*cmd == '+' || *cmd == '-')))))
+					    && (*cmd == '+' || *cmd == '-'))
+			|| number_method(cmd))))
 	{
 	    ea.cmd = skip_range(ea.cmd, TRUE, NULL);
 	    if (ea.cmd > cmd)