diff --git a/src/testdir/test_vim9_func.vim b/src/testdir/test_vim9_func.vim
index 1ccaeb3..f3fc4c7 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_vim9_func.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_vim9_func.vim
@@ -174,6 +174,20 @@
       Outer()
   END
   CheckScriptFailure(lines, "E122:")
+
+  lines =<< trim END
+      vim9script
+      def Func()
+        echo 'script'
+      enddef
+      def Outer()
+        def Func()
+          echo 'inner'
+        enddef
+      enddef
+      defcompile
+  END
+  CheckScriptFailure(lines, "E1073:")
 enddef
 
 def Test_global_local_function()