1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/nvim/eval.c b/src/nvim/eval.c
index fac56e9206..cd29e4ef19 100644
--- a/src/nvim/eval.c
+++ b/src/nvim/eval.c
@@ -19253,7 +19253,8 @@ static void set_var(const char *name, const size_t name_len, typval_T *const tv,
         }
         return;
       } else if (v->di_tv.v_type != tv->v_type) {
-        internal_error("set_var()");
+        EMSG2(_("E963: setting %s to value with wrong type"), name);
+        return;
       }
     }