1 files changed, 5 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/op.c b/op.c
index 8ea3fd81d4..db2a67bba7 100644
--- a/op.c
+++ b/op.c
@@ -4335,10 +4335,11 @@ Perl_newASSIGNOP(pTHX_ I32 flags, OP *left, I32 optype, OP *right)
 	if (PL_eval_start)
 	    PL_eval_start = 0;
 	else {
-	    /* FIXME for MAD */
-	    op_free(o);
-	    o = newSVOP(OP_CONST, 0, newSViv(CopARYBASE_get(&PL_compiling)));
-	    o->op_private |= OPpCONST_ARYBASE;
+	    if (!PL_madskills) { /* assignment to $[ is ignored when making a mad dump */
+		op_free(o);
+		o = newSVOP(OP_CONST, 0, newSViv(CopARYBASE_get(&PL_compiling)));
+		o->op_private |= OPpCONST_ARYBASE;
+	    }
 	}
     }
     return o;