--- toke.c.1    2005-10-18 20:53:32.000000000 +0100
+++ toke.c      2005-10-18 20:54:34.000000000 +0100
@@ -5666,6 +5666,7 @@
     gv_fetchpv(PL_tokenbuf+1, PL_in_eval ? (GV_ADDMULTI | GV_ADDINEVAL) : TRUE,
                ((PL_tokenbuf[0] == '$') ? SVt_PV
                 : (PL_tokenbuf[0] == '@') ? SVt_PVAV
+                : (PL_tokenbuf[0] == '*') ? SVt_PVGV
                 : SVt_PVHV));
     return WORD;
 }