diff --git a/src/dict.c b/src/dict.c
index 53824f7..a549ed7 100644
--- a/src/dict.c
+++ b/src/dict.c
@@ -787,8 +787,8 @@
 
 /*
  * Allocate a variable for a Dictionary and fill it from "*arg".
+ * "*arg" points to the "{".
  * "literal" is TRUE for #{key: val}
- * "flags" can have EVAL_EVALUATE and other EVAL_ flags.
  * Return OK or FAIL.  Returns NOTDONE for {expr}.
  */
     int
@@ -830,7 +830,7 @@
     tvkey.v_type = VAR_UNKNOWN;
     tv.v_type = VAR_UNKNOWN;
 
-    *arg = skipwhite_and_linebreak_keep_string(*arg + 1, evalarg);
+    *arg = skipwhite_and_linebreak(*arg + 1, evalarg);
     while (**arg != '}' && **arg != NUL)
     {
 	if ((literal
@@ -862,7 +862,7 @@
 	    goto failret;
 	}
 
-	*arg = skipwhite_and_linebreak_keep_string(*arg + 1, evalarg);
+	*arg = skipwhite_and_linebreak(*arg + 1, evalarg);
 	if (eval1(arg, &tv, evalarg) == FAIL)	// recursive!
 	{
 	    if (evaluate)
@@ -904,7 +904,7 @@
 	}
 
 	// the "}" can be on the next line
-	*arg = skipwhite_and_linebreak_keep_string(*arg, evalarg);
+	*arg = skipwhite_and_linebreak(*arg, evalarg);
 	if (**arg == '}')
 	    break;
 	if (!had_comma)
diff --git a/src/eval.c b/src/eval.c
index c569710..1468070 100644
--- a/src/eval.c
+++ b/src/eval.c
@@ -1866,9 +1866,9 @@
 }
 
 /*
- * If inside Vim9 script, "arg" points to the end of a line (ignoring comments)
- * and there is a next line, return the next line (skipping blanks) and set
- * "getnext".
+ * If inside Vim9 script, "arg" points to the end of a line (ignoring a #
+ * comment) and there is a next line, return the next line (skipping blanks)
+ * and set "getnext".
  * Otherwise just return "arg" unmodified and set "getnext" to FALSE.
  * "arg" must point somewhere inside a line, not at the start.
  */
@@ -1880,7 +1880,7 @@
 	    && evalarg != NULL
 	    && evalarg->eval_cookie != NULL
 	    && (*arg == NUL || (VIM_ISWHITE(arg[-1])
-					     && (*arg == '"' || *arg == '#'))))
+					     && *arg == '#' && arg[1] != '{')))
     {
 	char_u *p = getline_peek(evalarg->eval_getline, evalarg->eval_cookie);
 
@@ -1927,6 +1927,8 @@
     int	    getnext;
     char_u  *p = skipwhite(arg);
 
+    if (evalarg == NULL)
+	return skipwhite(arg);
     eval_next_non_blank(p, evalarg, &getnext);
     if (getnext)
 	return eval_next_line(evalarg);
@@ -1934,20 +1936,6 @@
 }
 
 /*
- * Call eval_next_non_blank() and get the next line if needed, but not when a
- * double quote follows.  Used inside an expression.
- */
-    char_u *
-skipwhite_and_linebreak_keep_string(char_u *arg, evalarg_T *evalarg)
-{
-    char_u  *p = skipwhite(arg);
-
-    if (*p == '"')
-	return p;
-    return skipwhite_and_linebreak(arg, evalarg);
-}
-
-/*
  * After using "evalarg" filled from "eap" free the memory.
  */
     void
diff --git a/src/list.c b/src/list.c
index 9475ef9..e8d5f5f 100644
--- a/src/list.c
+++ b/src/list.c
@@ -1177,7 +1177,7 @@
 	    return FAIL;
     }
 
-    *arg = skipwhite_and_linebreak_keep_string(*arg + 1, evalarg);
+    *arg = skipwhite_and_linebreak(*arg + 1, evalarg);
     while (**arg != ']' && **arg != NUL)
     {
 	if (eval1(arg, &tv, evalarg) == FAIL)	// recursive!
@@ -1209,7 +1209,7 @@
 
 	// The "]" can be on the next line.  But a double quoted string may
 	// follow, not a comment.
-	*arg = skipwhite_and_linebreak_keep_string(*arg, evalarg);
+	*arg = skipwhite_and_linebreak(*arg, evalarg);
 	if (**arg == ']')
 	    break;
 
diff --git a/src/proto/eval.pro b/src/proto/eval.pro
index 910fdfd..3e87907 100644
--- a/src/proto/eval.pro
+++ b/src/proto/eval.pro
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@
 char_u *eval_next_non_blank(char_u *arg, evalarg_T *evalarg, int *getnext);
 char_u *eval_next_line(evalarg_T *evalarg);
 char_u *skipwhite_and_linebreak(char_u *arg, evalarg_T *evalarg);
-char_u *skipwhite_and_linebreak_keep_string(char_u *arg, evalarg_T *evalarg);
 void clear_evalarg(evalarg_T *evalarg, exarg_T *eap);
 int eval0(char_u *arg, typval_T *rettv, exarg_T *eap, evalarg_T *evalarg);
 int eval1(char_u **arg, typval_T *rettv, evalarg_T *evalarg);
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 2f4bb6b..b36f248 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -755,6 +755,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    1125,
+/**/
     1124,
 /**/
     1123,
diff --git a/src/vim9script.c b/src/vim9script.c
index 14586f9..ef447c7 100644
--- a/src/vim9script.c
+++ b/src/vim9script.c
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@
 	goto erret;
     }
 
-    arg = skipwhite_and_linebreak_keep_string(arg + 4, evalarg);
+    arg = skipwhite_and_linebreak(arg + 4, evalarg);
     tv.v_type = VAR_UNKNOWN;
     // TODO: should we accept any expression?
     if (*arg == '\'')