diff --git a/src/vim9compile.c b/src/vim9compile.c
index d44fe48..045061e 100644
--- a/src/vim9compile.c
+++ b/src/vim9compile.c
@@ -6916,11 +6916,14 @@
     if (try_scope == NULL)
 	return NULL;
 
-    // "catch" is set when the first ":catch" is found.
-    // "finally" is set when ":finally" or ":endtry" is found
-    try_scope->se_u.se_try.ts_try_label = instr->ga_len;
-    if (generate_instr(cctx, ISN_TRY) == NULL)
-	return NULL;
+    if (cctx->ctx_skip != SKIP_YES)
+    {
+	// "catch" is set when the first ":catch" is found.
+	// "finally" is set when ":finally" or ":endtry" is found
+	try_scope->se_u.se_try.ts_try_label = instr->ga_len;
+	if (generate_instr(cctx, ISN_TRY) == NULL)
+	    return NULL;
+    }
 
     // scope for the try block itself
     scope = new_scope(cctx, BLOCK_SCOPE);
@@ -6959,20 +6962,23 @@
 	return NULL;
     }
 
-    // Jump from end of previous block to :finally or :endtry
-    if (compile_jump_to_end(&scope->se_u.se_try.ts_end_label,
-						    JUMP_ALWAYS, cctx) == FAIL)
-	return NULL;
-
-    // End :try or :catch scope: set value in ISN_TRY instruction
-    isn = ((isn_T *)instr->ga_data) + scope->se_u.se_try.ts_try_label;
-    if (isn->isn_arg.try.try_catch == 0)
-	isn->isn_arg.try.try_catch = instr->ga_len;
-    if (scope->se_u.se_try.ts_catch_label != 0)
+    if (cctx->ctx_skip != SKIP_YES)
     {
-	// Previous catch without match jumps here
-	isn = ((isn_T *)instr->ga_data) + scope->se_u.se_try.ts_catch_label;
-	isn->isn_arg.jump.jump_where = instr->ga_len;
+	// Jump from end of previous block to :finally or :endtry
+	if (compile_jump_to_end(&scope->se_u.se_try.ts_end_label,
+						    JUMP_ALWAYS, cctx) == FAIL)
+	    return NULL;
+
+	// End :try or :catch scope: set value in ISN_TRY instruction
+	isn = ((isn_T *)instr->ga_data) + scope->se_u.se_try.ts_try_label;
+	if (isn->isn_arg.try.try_catch == 0)
+	    isn->isn_arg.try.try_catch = instr->ga_len;
+	if (scope->se_u.se_try.ts_catch_label != 0)
+	{
+	    // Previous catch without match jumps here
+	    isn = ((isn_T *)instr->ga_data) + scope->se_u.se_try.ts_catch_label;
+	    isn->isn_arg.jump.jump_where = instr->ga_len;
+	}
     }
 
     p = skipwhite(arg);
@@ -7019,7 +7025,7 @@
 	    return NULL;
     }
 
-    if (generate_instr(cctx, ISN_CATCH) == NULL)
+    if (cctx->ctx_skip != SKIP_YES && generate_instr(cctx, ISN_CATCH) == NULL)
 	return NULL;
 
     if (new_scope(cctx, BLOCK_SCOPE) == NULL)
@@ -7097,33 +7103,37 @@
 	return NULL;
     }
 
-    isn = ((isn_T *)instr->ga_data) + scope->se_u.se_try.ts_try_label;
-    if (isn->isn_arg.try.try_catch == 0 && isn->isn_arg.try.try_finally == 0)
+    if (cctx->ctx_skip != SKIP_YES)
     {
-	emsg(_(e_missing_catch_or_finally));
-	return NULL;
-    }
+	isn = ((isn_T *)instr->ga_data) + scope->se_u.se_try.ts_try_label;
+	if (isn->isn_arg.try.try_catch == 0
+					  && isn->isn_arg.try.try_finally == 0)
+	{
+	    emsg(_(e_missing_catch_or_finally));
+	    return NULL;
+	}
 
-    // Fill in the "end" label in jumps at the end of the blocks, if not done
-    // by ":finally".
-    compile_fill_jump_to_end(&scope->se_u.se_try.ts_end_label, cctx);
+	// Fill in the "end" label in jumps at the end of the blocks, if not
+	// done by ":finally".
+	compile_fill_jump_to_end(&scope->se_u.se_try.ts_end_label, cctx);
 
-    // End :catch or :finally scope: set value in ISN_TRY instruction
-    if (isn->isn_arg.try.try_catch == 0)
-	isn->isn_arg.try.try_catch = instr->ga_len;
-    if (isn->isn_arg.try.try_finally == 0)
-	isn->isn_arg.try.try_finally = instr->ga_len;
+	// End :catch or :finally scope: set value in ISN_TRY instruction
+	if (isn->isn_arg.try.try_catch == 0)
+	    isn->isn_arg.try.try_catch = instr->ga_len;
+	if (isn->isn_arg.try.try_finally == 0)
+	    isn->isn_arg.try.try_finally = instr->ga_len;
 
-    if (scope->se_u.se_try.ts_catch_label != 0)
-    {
-	// Last catch without match jumps here
-	isn = ((isn_T *)instr->ga_data) + scope->se_u.se_try.ts_catch_label;
-	isn->isn_arg.jump.jump_where = instr->ga_len;
+	if (scope->se_u.se_try.ts_catch_label != 0)
+	{
+	    // Last catch without match jumps here
+	    isn = ((isn_T *)instr->ga_data) + scope->se_u.se_try.ts_catch_label;
+	    isn->isn_arg.jump.jump_where = instr->ga_len;
+	}
     }
 
     compile_endblock(cctx);
 
-    if (generate_instr(cctx, ISN_ENDTRY) == NULL)
+    if (cctx->ctx_skip != SKIP_YES && generate_instr(cctx, ISN_ENDTRY) == NULL)
 	return NULL;
     return arg;
 }