diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
index 85d888251f..43aa0a72c4 100644
--- a/.gitattributes
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -5745,6 +5745,7 @@ tests/tbf/tb0195.pp svneol=native#text/plain
 tests/tbf/tb0196.pp svneol=native#text/plain
 tests/tbf/tb0197.pp svneol=native#text/plain
 tests/tbf/tb0198.pp svneol=native#text/plain
+tests/tbf/tw8303.pp svneol=native#text/plain
 tests/tbf/ub0115.pp svneol=native#text/plain
 tests/tbf/ub0149.pp svneol=native#text/plain
 tests/tbf/ub0158a.pp svneol=native#text/plain
diff --git a/compiler/pdecvar.pas b/compiler/pdecvar.pas
index 4d06961eab..ff941bbdd4 100644
--- a/compiler/pdecvar.pas
+++ b/compiler/pdecvar.pas
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ implementation
                     else
                       begin
                         Message1(parser_e_illegal_field_or_method,orgpattern);
+                        def:=generrordef;
                         result:=false;
                       end;
                   end;
@@ -111,6 +112,7 @@ implementation
                else
                 begin
                   Message1(parser_e_illegal_field_or_method,orgpattern);
+                  def:=generrordef;
                   result:=false;
                 end;
                consume(_ID);
diff --git a/tests/tbf/tw8303.pp b/tests/tbf/tw8303.pp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ddfbc1e31a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/tbf/tw8303.pp
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+{ %fail }
+{$mode objfpc}
+program bug8303;
+
+{$APPTYPE CONSOLE}
+
+uses
+  SysUtils;
+
+type proptype1=record
+                record_member:integer;
+                end;
+
+const records_array: array[0..3] of proptype1 = ((record_member:0),(record_member:0),(record_member:0),(record_member:0));
+      array_idx=2;
+
+
+
+type
+              tsomeclass = class
+                        procedure setprop1(p:proptype1);
+                        property prop1: proptype1  read records_array[array_idx].record_member write setprop1;
+                        end;
+
+
+procedure tsomeclass.setprop1(p>proptype1);
+
+begin
+
+end;
+
+begin
+end.
+
+
+