diff --git a/source/compiler/sc.h b/source/compiler/sc.h
index 056e198a..707b0539 100644
--- a/source/compiler/sc.h
+++ b/source/compiler/sc.h
@@ -583,6 +583,7 @@ SC_FUNC void startfunc(char *fname);
 SC_FUNC void endfunc(void);
 SC_FUNC void alignframe(int numbytes);
 SC_FUNC void rvalue(value *lval);
+SC_FUNC void dereference(void);
 SC_FUNC void address(symbol *ptr,regid reg);
 SC_FUNC void store(value *lval);
 SC_FUNC void loadreg(cell address,regid reg);
@@ -604,6 +605,7 @@ SC_FUNC void ffabort(int reason);
 SC_FUNC void ffbounds(cell size);
 SC_FUNC void jumplabel(int number);
 SC_FUNC void defstorage(void);
+SC_FUNC void getfrm(void);
 SC_FUNC void modstk(int delta);
 SC_FUNC void setstk(cell value);
 SC_FUNC void modheap(int delta);
diff --git a/source/compiler/sc1.c b/source/compiler/sc1.c
index c3646784..a7426e9c 100644
--- a/source/compiler/sc1.c
+++ b/source/compiler/sc1.c
@@ -5599,6 +5599,22 @@ static symbol *fetchlab(char *name)
   return sym;
 }
 
+/* isvariadic
+ * 
+ * Checks if the function is variadic.
+ */
+static int isvariadic(symbol *sym)
+{
+  int i;
+  for (i=0; curfunc->dim.arglist[i].ident!=0; i++) {
+    /* check whether this is a variadic function */
+    if (curfunc->dim.arglist[i].ident==iVARARGS) {
+      return TRUE;
+    } /* if */
+  } /* for */
+  return FALSE;
+}
+
 /*  doreturn
  *
  *  Global references: rettype  (altered)
@@ -5703,7 +5719,19 @@ static void doreturn(void)
          * it stays on the heap for the moment, and it is removed -usually- at
          * the end of the expression/statement, see expression() in SC3.C)
          */
-        address(sub,sALT);                /* ALT = destination */
+        if (isvariadic(sub)) {
+          pushreg(sPRI);                  /* save source address stored in PRI */
+          sub->addr=2*sizeof(cell);
+          address(sub,sALT);              /* get the number of arguments */
+          getfrm();
+          addconst(3*sizeof(cell));
+          ob_add();
+          dereference();
+          swap1();
+          popreg(sALT);                   /* ALT = destination */
+        } else {
+          address(sub,sALT);              /* ALT = destination */
+        } /* if */
         arraysize=calc_arraysize(dim,numdim,0);
         memcopy(arraysize*sizeof(cell));  /* source already in PRI */
         /* moveto1(); is not necessary, callfunction() does a popreg() */
diff --git a/source/compiler/sc4.c b/source/compiler/sc4.c
index f982b586..a4baafde 100644
--- a/source/compiler/sc4.c
+++ b/source/compiler/sc4.c
@@ -420,6 +420,16 @@ SC_FUNC void rvalue(value *lval)
   } /* if */
 }
 
+/* dereference
+ *
+ * Get a cell from a memory address stored in the primary register
+ */
+SC_FUNC void dereference(void)
+{
+  stgwrite("\tload.i\n");
+  code_idx+=opcodes(1);
+}
+
 /* Get the address of a symbol into the primary or alternate register (used
  * for arrays, and for passing arguments by reference).
  */
@@ -805,6 +815,16 @@ SC_FUNC void defstorage(void)
   stgwrite("dump ");
 }
 
+/*
+ *  Copies frame address to primary register
+ */
+
+SC_FUNC void getfrm(void)
+{
+  stgwrite("\tlctrl 5\n");
+  code_idx+=opcodes(1)+opargs(1);
+}
+
 /*
  *  Inclrement/decrement stack pointer. Note that this routine does
  *  nothing if the delta is zero.