diff --git a/sourcepawn/compiler/sc3.cpp b/sourcepawn/compiler/sc3.cpp
index 90aa2430..c8584e87 100644
--- a/sourcepawn/compiler/sc3.cpp
+++ b/sourcepawn/compiler/sc3.cpp
@@ -1702,7 +1702,7 @@ static int hier2(value *lval)
         lval->constval=array_levelsize(sym,level);
       }
       if (lval->constval==0 && strchr((char *)lptr,PREPROC_TERM)==NULL)
-        error(224,st);          /* indeterminate array size in "sizeof" expression */
+        error(163,st);          /* indeterminate array size in "sizeof" expression */
     } /* if */
     ldconst(lval->constval,sPRI);
     while (paranthese--)
@@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ static int hier2(value *lval)
         lval->constval=array_levelsize(sym,level);
       }
       if (lval->constval==0 && strchr((char *)lptr,PREPROC_TERM)==NULL)
-        error(224,st);          /* indeterminate array size in "sizeof" expression */
+        error(163,st);          /* indeterminate array size in "sizeof" expression */
     } /* if */
     ldconst(lval->constval,sPRI);
     while (paranthese--)
@@ -2890,7 +2890,7 @@ static int nesting=0;
       if (asz!=NULL) {
         array_sz=asz->value;
         if (array_sz==0)
-          error(224,arg[argidx].name);    /* indeterminate array size in "sizeof" expression */
+          error(163,arg[argidx].name);    /* indeterminate array size in "sizeof" expression */
       } else {
         array_sz=1;
       } /* if */
diff --git a/sourcepawn/compiler/sc5-in.scp b/sourcepawn/compiler/sc5-in.scp
index a34d7b30..ddc69650 100644
--- a/sourcepawn/compiler/sc5-in.scp
+++ b/sourcepawn/compiler/sc5-in.scp
@@ -206,6 +206,7 @@ static const char *errmsg[] = {
 /*160*/  "brackets in between type and variable name indicate a dynamic-size array, but a fixed-size initializer was given\n",
 /*161*/  "brackets after variable name indicate a fixed-size array, but a dynamic size was given - did you mean to use 'new %s[size]' syntax?\n",
 /*162*/  "cannot create dynamic arrays in global scope - did you mean to create a fixed-length array with brackets after the variable name?\n",
+/*163*/  "indeterminate array size in \"sizeof\" expression (symbol \"%s\")\n",
 #else
   "\315e\306\227\266k\217:\235\277bu\201fo\220\204\223\012",
   "\202l\224\250s\205g\346\356e\233\201(\243\315\214\267\202) \253 f\255low ea\305 \042c\353e\042\012",
@@ -429,7 +430,7 @@ static const char *warnmsg[] = {
 /*221*/  "label name \"%s\" shadows tag name\n",
 /*222*/  "number of digits exceeds rational number precision\n",
 /*223*/  "redundant \"sizeof\": argument size is always 1 (symbol \"%s\")\n",
-/*224*/  "indeterminate array size in \"sizeof\" expression (symbol \"%s\")\n",
+/*224*/  "unused\n",
 /*225*/  "unreachable code\n",
 /*226*/  "a variable is assigned to itself (symbol \"%s\")\n",
 /*227*/  "more initializers than enum fields\n",
diff --git a/sourcepawn/compiler/tests/fail-indeterminate-string-literal.sp b/sourcepawn/compiler/tests/fail-indeterminate-string-literal.sp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..27bb31ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sourcepawn/compiler/tests/fail-indeterminate-string-literal.sp
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+native print(const char[] str);
+native printnum(num);
+
+public main()
+{
+  char[] egg = "!\n";
+  return sizeof(egg);
+}
diff --git a/sourcepawn/compiler/tests/fail-indeterminate-string-literal.txt b/sourcepawn/compiler/tests/fail-indeterminate-string-literal.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ac9a565b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sourcepawn/compiler/tests/fail-indeterminate-string-literal.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+(7) : error 163: indeterminate array size in "sizeof" expression (symbol "egg")