1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/ext.c b/ext.c
index 30e52aae..89b53ab5 100644
--- a/ext.c
+++ b/ext.c
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
  */
 
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 1995 - 2001, 2003-2014, 2016-2020,
+ * Copyright (C) 1995 - 2001, 2003-2014, 2016-2020, 2022,
  * the Free Software Foundation, Inc.
  *
  * This file is part of GAWK, the GNU implementation of the
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ get_actual_argument(NODE *t, int i, bool want_array)
 	pc = TOP()->code_ptr;	/* Op_ext_builtin instruction */
 	fname = (pc + 1)->func_name;
 
-	if (t->type == Node_var_new) {
+	if (t->type == Node_var_new || t->type == Node_elem_new) {
 		if (want_array)
 			return force_array(t, false);
 		else {