diff --git a/src/vim9expr.c b/src/vim9expr.c
index 8c7d0b0e..90d7c8c 100644
--- a/src/vim9expr.c
+++ b/src/vim9expr.c
@@ -958,7 +958,7 @@
     *arg = p;
 
     ppconst->pp_is_const = is_all_const;
-    return generate_NEWLIST(cctx, count);
+    return generate_NEWLIST(cctx, count, FALSE);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -1246,7 +1246,7 @@
 
     dict_unref(d);
     ppconst->pp_is_const = is_all_const;
-    return generate_NEWDICT(cctx, count);
+    return generate_NEWDICT(cctx, count, FALSE);
 
 failret:
     if (*arg == NULL)