note james2vegas This is a deliberate exception, see [doc://strict]:<br> <br> <code> There is one exception to this rule: $bar = \&{'foo'}; &$bar; is allowed so that "goto &$AUTOLOAD" would not break under stricture. </code> and running your code through [mod://B::Deparse] you get (leaving out all the 'feature' stuff): <br> <code> sub test { goto \&{'greet';}; } </code> which triggers the exception.<br><br> UPDATE: checking your actual code, it is in <c>sub AUTOLOAD</c>, exactly the reason why the exception exists. If something about strict mode confuses, check [doc://strict] first. 879970 879970