diff --git a/src/dict.c b/src/dict.c
index a549ed7..eedaf42 100644
--- a/src/dict.c
+++ b/src/dict.c
@@ -803,7 +803,7 @@
     dictitem_T	*item;
     char_u	*start = skipwhite(*arg + 1);
     char_u	buf[NUMBUFLEN];
-    int		vim9script = current_sctx.sc_version == SCRIPT_VERSION_VIM9;
+    int		vim9script = in_vim9script();
     int		had_comma;
 
     /*
diff --git a/src/eval.c b/src/eval.c
index 9f2c503..065f785 100644
--- a/src/eval.c
+++ b/src/eval.c
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@
 {
     typval_T	rettv;
     int		res;
-    int		vim9script = current_sctx.sc_version == SCRIPT_VERSION_VIM9;
+    int		vim9script = in_vim9script();
     garray_T    *gap = &evalarg->eval_ga;
     int		save_flags = evalarg == NULL ? 0 : evalarg->eval_flags;
 
@@ -820,7 +820,7 @@
     {
 	lp->ll_name = name;
 
-	if (current_sctx.sc_version == SCRIPT_VERSION_VIM9 && *p == ':')
+	if (in_vim9script() && *p == ':')
 	{
 	    scriptitem_T *si = SCRIPT_ITEM(current_sctx.sc_sid);
 	    char_u	 *tp = skipwhite(p + 1);
@@ -1643,8 +1643,7 @@
 {
     forinfo_T	*fi = (forinfo_T *)fi_void;
     int		result;
-    int		flag = current_sctx.sc_version == SCRIPT_VERSION_VIM9 ?
-							LET_NO_COMMAND : 0;
+    int		flag = in_vim9script() ?  LET_NO_COMMAND : 0;
     listitem_T	*item;
 
     if (fi->fi_blob != NULL)
@@ -1910,7 +1909,7 @@
 eval_next_non_blank(char_u *arg, evalarg_T *evalarg, int *getnext)
 {
     *getnext = FALSE;
-    if (current_sctx.sc_version == SCRIPT_VERSION_VIM9
+    if (in_vim9script()
 	    && evalarg != NULL
 	    && (evalarg->eval_cookie != NULL || evalarg->eval_cctx != NULL)
 	    && (*arg == NUL || (VIM_ISWHITE(arg[-1])
@@ -4918,7 +4917,7 @@
     int		br_nest = 0;
     char_u	*p;
     int		len;
-    int		vim9script = current_sctx.sc_version == SCRIPT_VERSION_VIM9;
+    int		vim9script = in_vim9script();
 
     if (expr_start != NULL)
     {
diff --git a/src/evalvars.c b/src/evalvars.c
index 6e67206..197a19d 100644
--- a/src/evalvars.c
+++ b/src/evalvars.c
@@ -729,7 +729,7 @@
 	    emsg(_("E985: .= is not supported with script version 2"));
 	else if (!ends_excmd2(eap->cmd, arg))
 	{
-	    if (current_sctx.sc_version == SCRIPT_VERSION_VIM9)
+	    if (in_vim9script())
 	    {
 		// Vim9 declaration ":let var: type"
 		arg = vim9_declare_scriptvar(eap, arg);
@@ -993,7 +993,7 @@
 	return arg + 2;
     end = find_name_end(*arg == '$' || *arg == '&' ? arg + 1 : arg,
 				   NULL, NULL, FNE_INCL_BR | FNE_CHECK_START);
-    if (include_type && current_sctx.sc_version == SCRIPT_VERSION_VIM9)
+    if (include_type && in_vim9script())
     {
 	// "a: type" is declaring variable "a" with a type, not "a:".
 	if (end == arg + 2 && end[-1] == ':')
@@ -1212,8 +1212,7 @@
 	    emsg(_("E996: Cannot lock an environment variable"));
 	    return NULL;
 	}
-	if (current_sctx.sc_version == SCRIPT_VERSION_VIM9
-		&& (flags & LET_NO_COMMAND) == 0)
+	if (in_vim9script() && (flags & LET_NO_COMMAND) == 0)
 	{
 	    vim9_declare_error(arg);
 	    return NULL;
@@ -1576,8 +1575,7 @@
     dict_T	*d;
     dictitem_T	*di;
 
-    if (current_sctx.sc_version == SCRIPT_VERSION_VIM9
-	    && check_vim9_unlet(name) == FAIL)
+    if (in_vim9script() && check_vim9_unlet(name) == FAIL)
 	return FAIL;
 
     ht = find_var_ht(name, &varname);
@@ -2392,8 +2390,7 @@
 	    *dip = v;
     }
 
-    if (tv == NULL && (current_sctx.sc_version == SCRIPT_VERSION_VIM9
-					       || STRNCMP(name, "s:", 2) == 0))
+    if (tv == NULL && (in_vim9script() || STRNCMP(name, "s:", 2) == 0))
     {
 	imported_T  *import;
 	char_u	    *p = STRNCMP(name, "s:", 2) == 0 ? name + 2 : name;
@@ -2634,7 +2631,7 @@
 	    return ht;				// local variable
 
 	// in Vim9 script items at the script level are script-local
-	if (current_sctx.sc_version == SCRIPT_VERSION_VIM9)
+	if (in_vim9script())
 	{
 	    ht = get_script_local_ht();
 	    if (ht != NULL)
@@ -2897,7 +2894,7 @@
     }
     is_script_local = ht == get_script_local_ht();
 
-    if (current_sctx.sc_version == SCRIPT_VERSION_VIM9
+    if (in_vim9script()
 	    && !is_script_local
 	    && (flags & LET_NO_COMMAND) == 0
 	    && name[1] == ':')
@@ -2926,8 +2923,7 @@
 		return;
 	    }
 
-	    if (is_script_local
-			     && current_sctx.sc_version == SCRIPT_VERSION_VIM9)
+	    if (is_script_local && in_vim9script())
 	    {
 		if ((flags & LET_NO_COMMAND) == 0)
 		{
@@ -3023,7 +3019,7 @@
 	if (flags & LET_IS_CONST)
 	    di->di_flags |= DI_FLAGS_LOCK;
 
-	if (is_script_local && current_sctx.sc_version == SCRIPT_VERSION_VIM9)
+	if (is_script_local && in_vim9script())
 	{
 	    scriptitem_T *si = SCRIPT_ITEM(current_sctx.sc_sid);
 
diff --git a/src/ex_docmd.c b/src/ex_docmd.c
index 5436373..64b143b 100644
--- a/src/ex_docmd.c
+++ b/src/ex_docmd.c
@@ -1765,7 +1765,7 @@
 	ea.cmd = skipwhite(ea.cmd + 1);
 
 #ifdef FEAT_EVAL
-    if (current_sctx.sc_version == SCRIPT_VERSION_VIM9 && !starts_with_colon)
+    if (in_vim9script() && !starts_with_colon)
     {
 	if (ea.cmd > cmd)
 	{
diff --git a/src/list.c b/src/list.c
index e8d5f5f..9a334ae 100644
--- a/src/list.c
+++ b/src/list.c
@@ -1167,7 +1167,7 @@
     list_T	*l = NULL;
     typval_T	tv;
     listitem_T	*item;
-    int		vim9script = current_sctx.sc_version == SCRIPT_VERSION_VIM9;
+    int		vim9script = in_vim9script();
     int		had_comma;
 
     if (evaluate)
diff --git a/src/scriptfile.c b/src/scriptfile.c
index ce4bafa..4e7df4d 100644
--- a/src/scriptfile.c
+++ b/src/scriptfile.c
@@ -1876,7 +1876,7 @@
 	emsg(_("E984: :scriptversion used outside of a sourced file"));
 	return;
     }
-    if (current_sctx.sc_version == SCRIPT_VERSION_VIM9)
+    if (in_vim9script())
     {
 	emsg(_("E1040: Cannot use :scriptversion after :vim9script"));
 	return;
diff --git a/src/userfunc.c b/src/userfunc.c
index b5b57ec..467a046 100644
--- a/src/userfunc.c
+++ b/src/userfunc.c
@@ -2388,8 +2388,7 @@
     }
 
     // In Vim9 script a user function is script-local by default.
-    vim9script = ASCII_ISUPPER(*start)
-			     && current_sctx.sc_version == SCRIPT_VERSION_VIM9;
+    vim9script = ASCII_ISUPPER(*start) && in_vim9script();
 
     /*
      * Copy the function name to allocated memory.
@@ -2469,7 +2468,7 @@
 {
     char_u *p;
 
-    if (*name == K_SPECIAL && current_sctx.sc_version == SCRIPT_VERSION_VIM9)
+    if (*name == K_SPECIAL && in_vim9script())
     {
 	p = vim_strchr(name, '_');
 	if (p != NULL)
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 449d402..8ae2f29 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -755,6 +755,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    1190,
+/**/
     1189,
 /**/
     1188,
diff --git a/src/vim9script.c b/src/vim9script.c
index c191113..3c57d34 100644
--- a/src/vim9script.c
+++ b/src/vim9script.c
@@ -22,7 +22,9 @@
     int
 in_vim9script(void)
 {
-    // TODO: go up the stack?
+    // Do not go up the stack, a ":function" inside vim9script uses legacy
+    // syntax.  "sc_version" is also set when compiling a ":def" function in
+    // legacy script.
     return current_sctx.sc_version == SCRIPT_VERSION_VIM9;
 }
 
@@ -67,7 +69,7 @@
     void
 ex_export(exarg_T *eap)
 {
-    if (current_sctx.sc_version != SCRIPT_VERSION_VIM9)
+    if (!in_vim9script())
     {
 	emsg(_(e_needs_vim9));
 	return;