diff --git a/src/eval.c b/src/eval.c
index c3f0ee5..a8e388d 100644
--- a/src/eval.c
+++ b/src/eval.c
@@ -1270,7 +1270,12 @@
 	    }
 	}
 	else
+	{
+	    if (lp->ll_type != NULL
+			      && check_typval_type(lp->ll_type, rettv) == FAIL)
+		return;
 	    set_var_const(lp->ll_name, lp->ll_type, rettv, copy, flags);
+	}
 	*endp = cc;
     }
     else if (var_check_lock(lp->ll_newkey == NULL