diff --git a/src/vim9compile.c b/src/vim9compile.c
index d8c955e..ce033c1 100644
--- a/src/vim9compile.c
+++ b/src/vim9compile.c
@@ -4106,7 +4106,7 @@
 	    ppconst->pp_is_const = FALSE;
 
 	    *arg = p + 1;
-	    if (may_get_next_line(*arg, arg, cctx) == FAIL)
+	    if (IS_WHITE_OR_NUL(**arg))
 	    {
 		emsg(_(e_missing_name_after_dot));
 		return FAIL;
@@ -4785,7 +4785,7 @@
 	    if (!IS_WHITE_OR_NUL(**arg) || !IS_WHITE_OR_NUL(p[2]))
 	    {
 		semsg(_(e_white_space_required_before_and_after_str_at_str),
-								     op, *arg);
+									op, p);
 		return FAIL;
 	    }