diff --git a/compiler/libpc300/sc.h b/compiler/libpc300/sc.h
index ff0da2e9..ab5faa11 100755
--- a/compiler/libpc300/sc.h
+++ b/compiler/libpc300/sc.h
@@ -598,6 +598,8 @@ SC_FUNC void addr2cell(void);
 SC_FUNC void char2addr(void);
 SC_FUNC void charalign(void);
 SC_FUNC void addconst(cell value);
+SC_FUNC void move_alt(void);
+SC_FUNC void load_hidden_arg();
 
 /*  Code generation functions for arithmetic operators.
  *
diff --git a/compiler/libpc300/sc1.c b/compiler/libpc300/sc1.c
index d8429f5e..dbd577ba 100755
--- a/compiler/libpc300/sc1.c
+++ b/compiler/libpc300/sc1.c
@@ -5230,6 +5230,18 @@ static symbol *fetchlab(char *name)
   return sym;
 }
 
+static int is_variadic(symbol *sym)
+{
+  assert(sym->ident==iFUNCTN);
+  arginfo *arg = sym->dim.arglist;
+  while (arg->ident) {
+    if (arg->ident == iVARARGS)
+      return TRUE;
+    arg++;
+  }
+  return FALSE;
+}
+
 /*  doreturn
  *
  *  Global references: rettype  (altered)
@@ -5329,7 +5341,11 @@ static void doreturn(void)
        * it stays on the heap for the moment, and it is removed -usually- at
        * the end of the expression/statement, see expression() in SC3.C)
        */
-      address(sub,sALT);                /* ALT = destination */
+      if (is_variadic(curfunc)) {
+        load_hidden_arg();
+      } else {
+        address(sub,sALT);           /* ALT = destination */
+      }
       arraysize=calc_arraysize(dim,numdim,0);
       memcopy(arraysize*sizeof(cell));  /* source already in PRI */
       /* moveto1(); is not necessary, callfunction() does a popreg() */
diff --git a/compiler/libpc300/sc4.c b/compiler/libpc300/sc4.c
index b0249589..982d3a32 100755
--- a/compiler/libpc300/sc4.c
+++ b/compiler/libpc300/sc4.c
@@ -363,6 +363,12 @@ SC_FUNC void alignframe(int numbytes)
   code_idx+=opcodes(5)+opargs(4);
 }
 
+SC_FUNC void load_i()
+{
+  stgwrite("\tload.i\n");
+  code_idx+=opcodes(1);
+}
+
 /*  rvalue
  *
  *  Generate code to get the value of a symbol into "primary".
@@ -374,8 +380,7 @@ SC_FUNC void rvalue(value *lval)
   sym=lval->sym;
   if (lval->ident==iARRAYCELL) {
     /* indirect fetch, address already in PRI */
-    stgwrite("\tload.i\n");
-    code_idx+=opcodes(1);
+    load_i();
   } else if (lval->ident==iARRAYCHAR) {
     /* indirect fetch of a character from a pack, address already in PRI */
     stgwrite("\tlodb.i ");
@@ -448,6 +453,52 @@ SC_FUNC void address(symbol *sym,regid reg)
   code_idx+=opcodes(1)+opargs(1);
 }
 
+static void addr_reg(int val, regid reg)
+{
+  if (reg == sPRI)
+    stgwrite("\taddr.pri ");
+  else
+    stgwrite("\taddr.alt ");
+  outval(val, TRUE);
+  code_idx += opcodes(1) + opargs(1);
+}
+
+// Load the number of arguments into PRI. Frame layout:
+//   base + 0*sizeof(cell) == previous "base"
+//   base + 1*sizeof(cell) == function return address
+//   base + 2*sizeof(cell) == number of arguments
+//   base + 3*sizeof(cell) == first argument of the function
+static void load_argcount(regid reg)
+{
+  if (reg == sPRI)
+    stgwrite("\tload.s.pri ");
+  else
+    stgwrite("\tload.s.alt ");
+  outval(2 * sizeof(cell), TRUE);
+  code_idx += opcodes(1) + opargs(1);
+}
+
+// Load the hidden array argument into ALT.
+SC_FUNC void load_hidden_arg()
+{
+  pushreg(sPRI);
+
+  // Compute an address to the first argument, then add the argument count
+  // to find the address after the final argument:
+  //    addr.alt   0xc   ; Compute &first_arg
+  //    load.s.alt 0x8   ; Load arg count in bytes
+  //    add              ; Compute (&first_arg) + argcount
+  //    load.i           ; Load *(&first_arg + argcount)
+  //    move.alt         ; Move result into ALT.
+  addr_reg(0xc, sALT);
+  load_argcount(sPRI);
+  ob_add();
+  load_i();
+  move_alt();
+
+  popreg(sPRI);
+}
+
 /*  store
  *
  *  Saves the contents of "primary" into a memory cell, either directly
@@ -602,6 +653,12 @@ SC_FUNC void moveto1(void)
   code_idx+=opcodes(1)+opargs(0);
 }
 
+SC_FUNC void move_alt(void)
+{
+  stgwrite("\tmove.alt\n");
+  code_idx+=opcodes(1)+opargs(0);
+}
+
 /* Push primary or the alternate register onto the stack
  */
 SC_FUNC void pushreg(regid reg)