diff --git a/compiler/libpc300/sc2.c b/compiler/libpc300/sc2.c
index 360d60a7..d5072cf4 100755
--- a/compiler/libpc300/sc2.c
+++ b/compiler/libpc300/sc2.c
@@ -2734,7 +2734,7 @@ SC_FUNC symbol *addvariable(const char *name,cell addr,int ident,int vclass,int
    * this special case.
    */
   assert(vclass!=sGLOBAL || (sym=findglb(name))==NULL || (sym->usage & uDEFINE)==0
-         || sym->ident==iFUNCTN && sym==curfunc);
+         || (sym->ident==iFUNCTN && sym==curfunc));
 
   if (ident==iARRAY || ident==iREFARRAY) {
     symbol *parent=NULL,*top;
diff --git a/compiler/libpc300/sc3.c b/compiler/libpc300/sc3.c
index ee02b69e..a268a1b1 100755
--- a/compiler/libpc300/sc3.c
+++ b/compiler/libpc300/sc3.c
@@ -2047,7 +2047,7 @@ static int nesting=0;
                   error(47);      /* array sizes must match */
               } /* if */
             } /* if */
-            if (lval.ident!=iARRAYCELL) {
+            if (lval.ident!=iARRAYCELL|| lval.constval>0) {
               /* save array size, for default values with uSIZEOF flag */
               cell array_sz=lval.constval;
               assert(array_sz!=0);/* literal array must have a size */