https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=65901
--- Comment #2 from Marek Polacek <mpolacek at gcc dot gnu.org> --- Untested patch: --- a/gcc/c/c-typeck.c +++ b/gcc/c/c-typeck.c @@ -12648,6 +12648,11 @@ c_build_va_arg (location_t loc, tree expr, tree type) if (warn_cxx_compat && TREE_CODE (type) == ENUMERAL_TYPE) warning_at (loc, OPT_Wc___compat, "C++ requires promoted type, not enum type, in %<va_arg%>"); + if (type == error_mark_node || !COMPLETE_TYPE_P (type)) + { + c_incomplete_type_error (NULL_TREE, type); + return error_mark_node; + } return build_va_arg (loc, expr, type); }