diff --git a/src/abstractsparse.jl b/src/abstractsparse.jl
index 37f79e25..d23eebca 100644
--- a/src/abstractsparse.jl
+++ b/src/abstractsparse.jl
@@ -184,6 +184,13 @@ else
     end
 end
 
+macro allowscalar(p)
+    quote
+        $(allowscalar)($(esc(p)))
+        @Core.latestworld
+    end
+end
+
 @inline _is_fixed(::AbstractArray) = false
 @inline _is_fixed(A::AbstractArray, Bs::Vararg{Any,N}) where N = _is_fixed(A) || (N > 0 && _is_fixed(Bs...))
 macro if_move_fixed(a...)
diff --git a/test/allowscalar.jl b/test/allowscalar.jl
index fa35f35c..306689c5 100644
--- a/test/allowscalar.jl
+++ b/test/allowscalar.jl
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@ using Test, SparseArrays
     A = sprandn(10, 20, 0.9)
     A[1, 1] = 2
     @test A[1, 1] == 2
-    SparseArrays.allowscalar(false)
+    SparseArrays.@allowscalar(false)
     @test_throws Any A[1, 1]
     @test_throws Any A[1, 1] = 2
-    SparseArrays.allowscalar(true)
+    SparseArrays.@allowscalar(true)
     @test A[1, 1] == 2
     A[1, 1] = 3
     @test A[1, 1] == 3
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@ using Test, SparseArrays
     B = sprandn(10, 0.9)
     B[1] = 2
     @test B[1] == 2
-    SparseArrays.allowscalar(false)
+    SparseArrays.@allowscalar(false)
     @test_throws Any B[1]
-    SparseArrays.allowscalar(true)
+    SparseArrays.@allowscalar(true)
     @test B[1] == 2
     B[1] = 3
     @test B[1] == 3