*** pad.c~      Tue Sep 30 10:11:42 2003
--- pad.c       Tue Jan  6 13:58:53 2004
***************
*** 242,247 ****
--- 242,248 ----
        for (ix = AvFILLp(comppad_name); ix > 0; ix--) {
            SV *namesv = namepad[ix];
            if (namesv && namesv != &PL_sv_undef
+               && SvPOK(namesv)
                && *SvPVX(namesv) == '&')
            {
                CV *innercv = (CV*)curpad[ix];