diff --git a/sourcepawn/compiler/sc1.c b/sourcepawn/compiler/sc1.c
index 50b7c320..5944a520 100644
--- a/sourcepawn/compiler/sc1.c
+++ b/sourcepawn/compiler/sc1.c
@@ -1678,8 +1678,10 @@ static void declglb(char *firstname,int firsttag,int fpublic,int fstatic,int fst
         if (size > INT_MAX)
           error(105);                   /* overflow, exceeding capacity */
       #endif
+#if 0	/* We don't actually care */
       if (ispublic)
         error(56,name);                 /* arrays cannot be public */
+#endif
       dim[numdim++]=(int)size;
     } /* while */
     assert(sc_curstates==0);
@@ -1857,7 +1859,7 @@ static void declglb(char *firstname,int firsttag,int fpublic,int fstatic,int fst
     assert(sym!=NULL);
     sc_curstates=0;
     if (ispublic)
-      sym->usage|=uPUBLIC;
+      sym->usage|=uPUBLIC|uREAD;
     if (fconst)
       sym->usage|=uCONST;
     if (fstock)
diff --git a/sourcepawn/compiler/sc6.c b/sourcepawn/compiler/sc6.c
index 97ead13e..1c397fd5 100644
--- a/sourcepawn/compiler/sc6.c
+++ b/sourcepawn/compiler/sc6.c
@@ -713,7 +713,7 @@ SC_FUNC int assemble(FILE *fout,FILE *fin)
         assert(sym->vclass==sGLOBAL);
         mainaddr=sym->addr;
       } /* if */
-    } else if (sym->ident==iVARIABLE) {
+    } else if (sym->ident==iVARIABLE || sym->ident == iARRAY || sym->ident == iREFARRAY) {
       if ((sym->usage & uPUBLIC)!=0 && (sym->usage & (uREAD | uWRITTEN))!=0)
         match=++numpubvars;
     } /* if */
@@ -891,7 +891,8 @@ SC_FUNC int assemble(FILE *fout,FILE *fin)
   /* write the public variables table */
   count=0;
   for (sym=glbtab.next; sym!=NULL; sym=sym->next) {
-    if (sym->ident==iVARIABLE && (sym->usage & uPUBLIC)!=0 && (sym->usage & (uREAD | uWRITTEN))!=0) {
+    if ((sym->ident==iVARIABLE || sym->ident==iARRAY || sym->ident==iREFARRAY)
+        && (sym->usage & uPUBLIC)!=0 && (sym->usage & (uREAD | uWRITTEN))!=0) {
       assert((sym->usage & uDEFINE)!=0);
       assert(sym->vclass==sGLOBAL);
       func.address=sym->addr;