1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/toke.c b/toke.c
index 2ed27a9dee..4ba35ac98f 100644
--- a/toke.c
+++ b/toke.c
@@ -6943,7 +6943,8 @@ Perl_yylex(pTHX)
 
     case '\\':
 	s++;
-	if (PL_lex_inwhat && isDIGIT(*s))
+	if (PL_lex_inwhat == OP_SUBST && PL_lex_repl == PL_linestr
+	 && isDIGIT(*s))
 	    Perl_ck_warner(aTHX_ packWARN(WARN_SYNTAX),"Can't use \\%c to mean $%c in expression",
 			   *s, *s);
 	if (PL_expect == XOPERATOR)