1 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/gv.c b/gv.c
index 41a66b544e..ae76f82949 100644
--- a/gv.c
+++ b/gv.c
@@ -677,6 +677,10 @@ Perl_gv_fetchpv(pTHX_ const char *nambeg, I32 add, I32 sv_type)
 	    }
 	}
 	break;
+    case 'V':
+	if (strEQ(name, "VERSION"))
+	    GvMULTI_on(gv);
+	break;
 
     case '&':
 	if (len > 1)