diff --git a/src/evalvars.c b/src/evalvars.c
index d98d9e4..200fb8f 100644
--- a/src/evalvars.c
+++ b/src/evalvars.c
@@ -1061,7 +1061,8 @@
     char_u *
 skip_var_one(char_u *arg, int include_type)
 {
-    char_u *end;
+    char_u	*end;
+    int		vim9 = in_vim9script();
 
     if (*arg == '@' && arg[1] != NUL)
 	return arg + 2;
@@ -1070,10 +1071,10 @@
 
     // "a: type" is declaring variable "a" with a type, not "a:".
     // Same for "s: type".
-    if (end == arg + 2 && end[-1] == ':')
+    if (vim9 && end == arg + 2 && end[-1] == ':')
 	--end;
 
-    if (include_type && in_vim9script())
+    if (include_type && vim9)
     {
 	if (*end == ':')
 	    end = skip_type(skipwhite(end + 1), FALSE);