diff --git a/src/globals.h b/src/globals.h
index 5dc139e..a8ff50c 100644
--- a/src/globals.h
+++ b/src/globals.h
@@ -1788,7 +1788,8 @@
 EXTERN char e_lock_unlock[]	INIT(= N_("E940: Cannot lock or unlock variable %s"));
 EXTERN char e_const_req_value[] INIT(= N_("E1021: const requires a value"));
 EXTERN char e_type_req[]	INIT(= N_("E1022: type or initialization required"));
-EXTERN char e_declare_var[]	INIT(= N_("E1016: Cannot declare a%s variable: %s"));
+EXTERN char e_declare_var[]	INIT(= N_("E1016: Cannot declare a %s variable: %s"));
+EXTERN char e_declare_env_var[]	INIT(= N_("E1016: Cannot declare an environment variable: %s"));
 #endif
 #if defined(FEAT_GUI) || defined(FEAT_TERMGUICOLORS)
 EXTERN char e_alloc_color[]	INIT(= N_("E254: Cannot allocate color %s"));
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index bfcd95d..5463b44 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -755,6 +755,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    1032,
+/**/
     1031,
 /**/
     1030,
diff --git a/src/vim9compile.c b/src/vim9compile.c
index 871e707..52ca9e2 100644
--- a/src/vim9compile.c
+++ b/src/vim9compile.c
@@ -4679,12 +4679,13 @@
 
     switch (*name)
     {
-	case 'g': scope = " global"; break;
-	case 'b': scope = " buffer"; break;
-	case 'w': scope = " window"; break;
-	case 't': scope = " tab"; break;
-	case 'v': scope = " v:"; break;
-	case '$': scope = "n environment"; break;
+	case 'g': scope = _("global"); break;
+	case 'b': scope = _("buffer"); break;
+	case 'w': scope = _("window"); break;
+	case 't': scope = _("tab"); break;
+	case 'v': scope = "v:"; break;
+	case '$': semsg(_(e_declare_env_var), name); return;
+	default: return;
     }
     semsg(_(e_declare_var), scope, name);
 }