1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/editors/awk.c b/editors/awk.c
index a2e20215b..77784dfc1 100644
--- a/editors/awk.c
+++ b/editors/awk.c
@@ -2662,7 +2662,7 @@ static var *evaluate(node *op, var *res)
                         const char *sv_progname;
 
                         /* The body might be empty, still has to eval the args */
-                        if (!op->r.n->info)
+                        if (!op->r.n->info && !op->r.f->body.first)
                                 syntax_error(EMSG_UNDEF_FUNC);
 
                         vbeg = v = nvalloc(op->r.f->nargs + 1);