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diff --git a/src/eval.c b/src/eval.c
index ef84aeecc..423faea52 100644
--- a/src/eval.c
+++ b/src/eval.c
@@ -16538,7 +16538,8 @@ set_var(name, tv, copy)
{
/* Make sure the variable name is valid. */
for (p = varname; *p != NUL; ++p)
- if (!eval_isnamec1(*p) && (p == varname || !VIM_ISDIGIT(*p)))
+ if (!eval_isnamec1(*p) && (p == varname || !VIM_ISDIGIT(*p))
+ && *p != AUTOLOAD_CHAR)
{
EMSG2(_(e_illvar), varname);
return;