1 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/awkgram.y b/awkgram.y
index f5294e4e..da585d43 100644
--- a/awkgram.y
+++ b/awkgram.y
@@ -973,6 +973,9 @@ regular_print:
 		$2->opcode = Op_push_array;
 		$2->memory = variable($2->source_line, arr, Node_var_new);
 
+		if ($2->memory == symbol_table)
+			fatal(_("`delete' is not allowed with SYMTAB"));
+
 		if ($4 == NULL) {
 			/*
 			 * As of September 2012, POSIX has added support
@@ -1014,6 +1017,9 @@ regular_print:
 		$3->opcode = Op_push_array;
 		$1->expr_count = 0;
 		$$ = list_append(list_create($3), $1);
+
+		if ($3->memory == symbol_table)
+			fatal(_("`delete' is not allowed with SYMTAB"));
 	  }
 	| exp
 	  {	$$ = optimize_assignment($1); }