diff --git a/src/evalfunc.c b/src/evalfunc.c
index 92621ec..6570c59 100644
--- a/src/evalfunc.c
+++ b/src/evalfunc.c
@@ -711,6 +711,8 @@
 static argcheck_T arg4_strpart[] = {arg_string, arg_number, arg_number, arg_bool};
 static argcheck_T arg23_win_execute[] = {arg_number, arg_string_or_list_string, arg_string};
 static argcheck_T arg4_match_func[] = {arg_string_or_list_any, arg_string, arg_number, arg_number};
+static argcheck_T arg15_search[] = {arg_string, arg_string, arg_number, arg_number, NULL};
+
 
 /*
  * Functions that return the return type of a builtin function.
@@ -1738,7 +1740,7 @@
 			ret_number,	    f_screenrow},
     {"screenstring",	2, 2, FEARG_1,	    arg2_number,
 			ret_string,	    f_screenstring},
-    {"search",		1, 5, FEARG_1,	    NULL,
+    {"search",		1, 5, FEARG_1,	    arg15_search,
 			ret_number,	    f_search},
     {"searchcount",	0, 1, FEARG_1,	    arg1_dict_any,
 			ret_dict_any,	    f_searchcount},
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 8eb758c..ef2ea8d 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -756,6 +756,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    3203,
+/**/
     3202,
 /**/
     3201,
diff --git a/src/vim9compile.c b/src/vim9compile.c
index 4f7a039..2399434 100644
--- a/src/vim9compile.c
+++ b/src/vim9compile.c
@@ -3244,6 +3244,9 @@
     int		instr_count;
     isn_T	*instr = NULL;
 
+    // Remove the string type from the stack.
+    --cctx->ctx_type_stack.ga_len;
+
     // Temporarily reset the list of instructions so that the jump labels are
     // correct.
     cctx->ctx_instr.ga_len = 0;
@@ -4263,8 +4266,8 @@
 	    }
 	}
 
-	// Do not skip over white space to find the "(", "execute 'x' ()" is
-	// not a function call.
+	// Do not skip over white space to find the "(", "execute 'x' (expr)"
+	// is not a function call.
 	if (**arg == '(')
 	{
 	    garray_T    *stack = &cctx->ctx_type_stack;