diff --git a/src/testdir/test_vim9_assign.vim b/src/testdir/test_vim9_assign.vim
index bff9c9f..6d2858f 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_vim9_assign.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_vim9_assign.vim
@@ -1890,7 +1890,7 @@
     var FuncAnyVA: func(...any): number
     FuncAnyVA = (v): number => v
   END
-  v9.CheckScriptFailure(lines, 'E1012: Type mismatch; expected func(...any): number but got func(any): number')
+  v9.CheckScriptFailure(lines, 'E1180: Variable arguments type must be a list: any')
 
   # varargs must match
   lines =<< trim END
@@ -1898,7 +1898,7 @@
     var FuncAnyVA: func(...any): number
     FuncAnyVA = (v1, v2): number => v1 + v2
   END
-  v9.CheckScriptFailure(lines, 'E1012: Type mismatch; expected func(...any): number but got func(any, any): number')
+  v9.CheckScriptFailure(lines, 'E1180: Variable arguments type must be a list: any')
 
   # varargs must match
   lines =<< trim END
@@ -1906,7 +1906,7 @@
     var FuncAnyVA: func(...any): number
     FuncAnyVA = (v1: list<any>): number => 3
   END
-  v9.CheckScriptFailure(lines, 'E1012: Type mismatch; expected func(...any): number but got func(list<any>): number')
+  v9.CheckScriptFailure(lines, 'E1180: Variable arguments type must be a list: any')
 enddef
 
 def Test_assign_funcref_arg_any()
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_vim9_func.vim b/src/testdir/test_vim9_func.vim
index 701a2f0..cbbd572 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_vim9_func.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_vim9_func.vim
Binary files differ
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 7584e45..fbf2999 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -705,6 +705,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    2057,
+/**/
     2056,
 /**/
     2055,
diff --git a/src/vim9type.c b/src/vim9type.c
index 6a58487..c31e51b 100644
--- a/src/vim9type.c
+++ b/src/vim9type.c
@@ -1231,6 +1231,15 @@
 			type = parse_type(&p, type_gap, give_error);
 			if (type == NULL)
 			    return NULL;
+			if ((flags & TTFLAG_VARARGS) != 0
+				&& type->tt_type != VAR_LIST)
+			{
+			    char *tofree;
+			    semsg(_(e_variable_arguments_type_must_be_list_str),
+				  type_name(type, &tofree));
+			    vim_free(tofree);
+			    return NULL;
+			}
 			arg_type[argcount++] = type;
 
 			// Nothing comes after "...{type}".