diff --git a/src/vim9compile.c b/src/vim9compile.c
index 7427f25..add9eda 100644
--- a/src/vim9compile.c
+++ b/src/vim9compile.c
@@ -2299,6 +2299,9 @@
 	case VAR_CHANNEL:
 	    r = generate_PUSHCHANNEL(cctx);
 	    break;
+	case VAR_OBJECT:
+	    r = generate_PUSHOBJ(cctx);
+	    break;
 	case VAR_NUMBER:
 	case VAR_UNKNOWN:
 	case VAR_ANY:
@@ -2306,7 +2309,6 @@
 	case VAR_VOID:
 	case VAR_INSTR:
 	case VAR_CLASS:
-	case VAR_OBJECT:
 	case VAR_SPECIAL:  // cannot happen
 	    // This is skipped for local variables, they are always
 	    // initialized to zero.  But in a "for" or "while" loop