diff --git a/source/compiler/sc2.c b/source/compiler/sc2.c
index 93d321e..455d1b7 100644
--- a/source/compiler/sc2.c
+++ b/source/compiler/sc2.c
@@ -2948,7 +2948,7 @@ SC_FUNC symbol *addvariable(const char *name,cell addr,int ident,int vclass,int
    * the symbol without states if no symbol with states exists).
    */
   assert(vclass!=sGLOBAL || (sym=findglb(name,sGLOBAL))==NULL || (sym->usage & uDEFINE)==0
-         || sym->ident==iFUNCTN && sym==curfunc
+         || (sym->ident==iFUNCTN && sym==curfunc)
          || sym->states==NULL && sc_curstates>0);
 
   if (ident==iARRAY || ident==iREFARRAY) {
diff --git a/source/compiler/sc3.c b/source/compiler/sc3.c
index fa2f771..375c105 100644
--- a/source/compiler/sc3.c
+++ b/source/compiler/sc3.c
@@ -2195,7 +2195,7 @@ 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 */