diff --git a/compiler/libpc300/sc.h b/compiler/libpc300/sc.h
index 2d8c8c24..1c3cfe0c 100755
--- a/compiler/libpc300/sc.h
+++ b/compiler/libpc300/sc.h
@@ -370,8 +370,9 @@ typedef struct s_stringpair {
 #define tSYMBOL  330
 #define tLABEL   331
 #define tSTRING  332
-#define tEXPR    333    /* for assigment to "lastst" only */
-#define tEMPTYBLOCK 334 /* empty blocks for AM bug 4825 */
+#define tPENDING_STRING 333
+#define tEXPR    334    /* for assigment to "lastst" only */
+#define tEMPTYBLOCK 335 /* empty blocks for AM bug 4825 */
 
 /* (reversed) evaluation of staging buffer */
 #define sSTARTREORDER 0x01
@@ -811,6 +812,8 @@ SC_VDECL FILE *outf;          /* file written to */
 
 SC_VDECL jmp_buf errbuf;      /* target of longjmp() on a fatal error */
 
+SC_VDECL SC_VDEFINE char sLiteralQueueDisabled;
+
 #if !defined SC_LIGHT
   SC_VDECL int sc_makereport; /* generate a cross-reference report */
 #endif
diff --git a/compiler/libpc300/sc1.c b/compiler/libpc300/sc1.c
index 45f9d344..94b44d60 100755
--- a/compiler/libpc300/sc1.c
+++ b/compiler/libpc300/sc1.c
@@ -2296,6 +2296,7 @@ static cell initarray(int ident,int tag,int dim[],int numdim,int cur,
 {
   cell dsize,totalsize;
   int idx,abortparse;
+  static char disable = FALSE;
 
   assert(cur>=0 && cur<numdim);
   assert(startlit>=0);
@@ -2332,6 +2333,13 @@ static cell initarray(int ident,int tag,int dim[],int numdim,int cur,
     totalsize+=dsize;
     if (*errorfound || !matchtoken(','))
       abortparse=TRUE;
+    disable = sLiteralQueueDisabled;
+    sLiteralQueueDisabled = TRUE;
+    if (matchtoken('}')) {
+      abortparse = TRUE;
+      lexpush();
+    }
+    sLiteralQueueDisabled = disable;
   } /* for */
   needtoken('}');
   assert(counteddim!=NULL);
diff --git a/compiler/libpc300/sc2.c b/compiler/libpc300/sc2.c
index d5072cf4..1fcd5aac 100755
--- a/compiler/libpc300/sc2.c
+++ b/compiler/libpc300/sc2.c
@@ -1857,7 +1857,7 @@ char *sc_tokens[] = {
          "#endscript", "#error", "#file", "#if", "#include", "#line", "#pragma",
          "#tryinclude", "#undef",
          ";", ";", "-integer value-", "-rational value-", "-identifier-",
-         "-label-", "-string-"
+         "-label-", "-string-", "-string-"
        };
 
 SC_FUNC int lex(cell *lexvalue,char **lexsym)
@@ -1976,6 +1976,10 @@ SC_FUNC int lex(cell *lexvalue,char **lexsym)
     } /* if */
   } else if (*lptr=='\"' || (*lptr==sc_ctrlchar && *(lptr+1)=='\"'))
   {                                     /* unpacked string literal */
+    if (sLiteralQueueDisabled) {
+      _lextok=tPENDING_STRING;
+      return _lextok;
+    }
     _lextok=tSTRING;
     stringflags= (*lptr==sc_ctrlchar) ? RAWMODE : 0;
     *lexvalue=_lexval=litidx;
@@ -2045,6 +2049,10 @@ SC_FUNC int lex(cell *lexvalue,char **lexsym)
  */
 SC_FUNC void lexpush(void)
 {
+  if (_lextok == tPENDING_STRING) {
+    // Don't push back fake tokens.
+    return;
+  }
   assert(_pushed==FALSE);
   _pushed=TRUE;
 }
@@ -2204,6 +2212,7 @@ static void chk_grow_litq(void)
  */
 SC_FUNC void litadd(cell value)
 {
+  assert(!sLiteralQueueDisabled);
   chk_grow_litq();
   assert(litidx<litmax);
   litq[litidx++]=value;
@@ -2219,6 +2228,7 @@ SC_FUNC void litadd(cell value)
  */
 SC_FUNC void litinsert(cell value,int pos)
 {
+  assert(!sLiteralQueueDisabled);
   chk_grow_litq();
   assert(litidx<litmax);
   assert(pos>=0 && pos<=litidx);
diff --git a/compiler/libpc300/scvars.c b/compiler/libpc300/scvars.c
index 8afba17f..4a38f149 100755
--- a/compiler/libpc300/scvars.c
+++ b/compiler/libpc300/scvars.c
@@ -100,6 +100,8 @@ SC_VDEFINE jmp_buf errbuf;
 
 SC_VDEFINE HashTable *sp_Globals = NULL;
 
+SC_VDEFINE char sLiteralQueueDisabled = FALSE;
+
 #if !defined SC_LIGHT
   SC_VDEFINE int sc_makereport=FALSE; /* generate a cross-reference report */
 #endif