diff --git a/source/compiler/sc3.c b/source/compiler/sc3.c
index 235680e..e583c3f 100644
--- a/source/compiler/sc3.c
+++ b/source/compiler/sc3.c
@@ -2078,8 +2078,10 @@ static int nesting=0;
        * of the function; check it again for functions with a variable
        * argument list
        */
-      if (argpos>=sMAXARGS)
+      if (argpos>=sMAXARGS) {
         error(45);                /* too many function arguments */
+        break;
+      } /* if */
       stgmark((char)(sEXPRSTART+argpos));/* mark beginning of new expression in stage */
       if (arglist[argpos]!=ARG_UNHANDLED)
         error(58);                /* argument already set */
diff --git a/source/compiler/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/source/compiler/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index a341039..9b3d52c 100644
--- a/source/compiler/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/source/compiler/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -45,6 +45,9 @@ set_tests_properties(gh_283 PROPERTIES PASS_REGULAR_EXPRESSION "\
 .*\\.pwn\\(5\\) : warning 234: function is deprecated \\(symbol \"print\"\\)\
 ")
 
+add_compiler_test(too_many_args_crash_gh_298 ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/too_many_args_crash_gh_298.pwn)
+set_tests_properties(too_many_args_crash_gh_298 PROPERTIES PASS_REGULAR_EXPRESSION "too many function arguments")
+
 # Crashers
 #
 # These tests simply check that the compiler doesn't crash.
diff --git a/source/compiler/tests/too_many_args_crash_gh_298.pwn b/source/compiler/tests/too_many_args_crash_gh_298.pwn
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..525936c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/compiler/tests/too_many_args_crash_gh_298.pwn
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+native printf(const format[], ...);
+
+main() {
+	printf("", 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0);
+}