diff --git a/src/eval.c b/src/eval.c
index 199dc9c..2232510 100644
--- a/src/eval.c
+++ b/src/eval.c
@@ -3254,7 +3254,7 @@
     /*
      * Dictionary: #{key: val, key: val}
      */
-    case '#':	if ((*arg)[1] == '{')
+    case '#':	if (!in_vim9script() && (*arg)[1] == '{')
 		{
 		    ++*arg;
 		    ret = eval_dict(arg, rettv, evalarg, TRUE);