diff --git a/src/eval.c b/src/eval.c
index 6283fdf..3e972a2 100644
--- a/src/eval.c
+++ b/src/eval.c
@@ -3586,7 +3586,7 @@
 	    ;
 	if (keylen == 0)
 	    return FAIL;
-	*arg = skipwhite(key + keylen);
+	*arg = key + keylen;
     }
     else
     {
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_vim9_expr.vim b/src/testdir/test_vim9_expr.vim
index 15fc3ae..84e8cb3 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_vim9_expr.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_vim9_expr.vim
@@ -2314,6 +2314,16 @@
   CheckScriptFailure(['vim9script'] + lines, 'E1030:', 3)
 enddef
 
+def Test_expr7_dict_subscript()
+  let lines =<< trim END
+      vim9script
+      let l = [#{lnum: 2}, #{lnum: 1}]
+      let res = l[0].lnum > l[1].lnum
+      assert_true(res)
+  END
+  CheckScriptSuccess(lines)
+enddef
+
 def Test_expr7_subscript_linebreak()
   let range = range(
   		3)
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index b819c6d..0f88042 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -751,6 +751,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    1671,
+/**/
     1670,
 /**/
     1669,