diff --git a/src/testdir/test_vim9_builtin.vim b/src/testdir/test_vim9_builtin.vim
index 0d765cc25..6b64823f5 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_vim9_builtin.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_vim9_builtin.vim
@@ -2566,8 +2566,13 @@ def Test_searchpair()
   END
   CheckScriptSuccess(lines)
   assert_equal('yes', g:caught)
-
   unlet g:caught
+
+  lines =<< trim END
+      echo searchpair("a", "b", "c", "d", "1", "f")
+  END
+  CheckDefAndScriptFailure2(lines, 'E1001:', 'E475:')
+
   bwipe!
 enddef
 
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 737556391..387a6e66c 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -755,6 +755,8 @@ static char *(features[]) =
 
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
+/**/
+    3207,
 /**/
     3206,
 /**/
diff --git a/src/vim9compile.c b/src/vim9compile.c
index fada1346b..06098d84c 100644
--- a/src/vim9compile.c
+++ b/src/vim9compile.c
@@ -3263,6 +3263,7 @@ compile_string(isn_T *isn, cctx_T *cctx)
 	    semsg(_(e_trailing_arg), s);
 	clear_instr_ga(&cctx->ctx_instr);
 	cctx->ctx_instr = save_ga;
+	++cctx->ctx_type_stack.ga_len;
 	return FAIL;
     }