diff --git a/embed.fnc b/embed.fnc
index 56108ff70965..10b3a337f28d 100644
--- a/embed.fnc
+++ b/embed.fnc
@@ -2177,7 +2177,7 @@ ARdp	|OP *	|newLISTOP	|I32 type				\
 				|I32 flags				\
 				|NULLOK OP *first			\
 				|NULLOK OP *last
-AFRdp	|OP *	|newLISTOPn	|I32 type				\
+AFRdpv	|OP *	|newLISTOPn	|I32 type				\
 				|I32 flags				\
 				|...
 ARdp	|OP *	|newLOGOP	|I32 optype				\
diff --git a/embed.h b/embed.h
index 2aa45c6d2c80..2f2372350dbc 100644
--- a/embed.h
+++ b/embed.h
@@ -403,6 +403,7 @@
 # define newHVREF(a)                            Perl_newHVREF(aTHX_ a)
 # define newHVhv(a)                             Perl_newHVhv(aTHX_ a)
 # define newLISTOP(a,b,c,d)                     Perl_newLISTOP(aTHX_ a,b,c,d)
+# define newLISTOPn(a,...)                      Perl_newLISTOPn(aTHX_ a,__VA_ARGS__)
 # define newLOGOP(a,b,c,d)                      Perl_newLOGOP(aTHX_ a,b,c,d)
 # define newLOOPEX(a,b)                         Perl_newLOOPEX(aTHX_ a,b)
 # define newLOOPOP(a,b,c,d)                     Perl_newLOOPOP(aTHX_ a,b,c,d)
@@ -852,7 +853,6 @@
 #   define form(...)                            Perl_form(aTHX_ __VA_ARGS__)
 #   define load_module(a,b,...)                 Perl_load_module(aTHX_ a,b,__VA_ARGS__)
 #   define mess(...)                            Perl_mess(aTHX_ __VA_ARGS__)
-#   define newLISTOPn(a,...)                    Perl_newLISTOPn(aTHX_ a,__VA_ARGS__)
 #   define newSVpvf(...)                        Perl_newSVpvf(aTHX_ __VA_ARGS__)
 #   define sv_catpvf(a,...)                     Perl_sv_catpvf(aTHX_ a,__VA_ARGS__)
 #   define sv_catpvf_mg(a,...)                  Perl_sv_catpvf_mg(aTHX_ a,__VA_ARGS__)