diff --git a/src/testdir/test_vim9_script.vim b/src/testdir/test_vim9_script.vim
index 2c5e3e7..059141a 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_vim9_script.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_vim9_script.vim
@@ -2372,6 +2372,14 @@
   if false
     burp
   endif
+
+  # expression with line breaks skipped
+  if false
+      ('aaa'
+      .. 'bbb'
+      .. 'ccc'
+      )->setline(1)
+  endif
 enddef
 
 def Test_if_const_expr_fails()
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index d31a019..a6e2f1e 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -756,6 +756,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    3312,
+/**/
     3311,
 /**/
     3310,
diff --git a/src/vim9compile.c b/src/vim9compile.c
index 125135a..5effa5c 100644
--- a/src/vim9compile.c
+++ b/src/vim9compile.c
@@ -9730,14 +9730,12 @@
 
 	if (p == ea.cmd && ea.cmdidx != CMD_SIZE)
 	{
-	    if (cctx.ctx_skip == SKIP_YES)
+	    if (cctx.ctx_skip == SKIP_YES && ea.cmdidx != CMD_eval)
 	    {
 		line += STRLEN(line);
 		goto nextline;
 	    }
-
-	    // Expression or function call.
-	    if (ea.cmdidx != CMD_eval)
+	    else if (ea.cmdidx != CMD_eval)
 	    {
 		// CMD_var cannot happen, compile_assignment() above would be
 		// used.  Most likely an assignment to a non-existing variable.