diff --git a/libs/sysplugins/smarty_internal_compilebase.php b/libs/sysplugins/smarty_internal_compilebase.php
index 2a32e4373..eda6537c4 100644
--- a/libs/sysplugins/smarty_internal_compilebase.php
+++ b/libs/sysplugins/smarty_internal_compilebase.php
@@ -86,8 +86,7 @@ public function getAttributes($compiler, $attributes)
                 } elseif (isset($this->shorttag_order[ $key ])) {
                     $_indexed_attr[ $this->shorttag_order[ $key ] ] = $mixed;
                 } else {
-                    // too many shorthands
-                    $compiler->trigger_template_error('too many shorthand attributes', null, true);
+                    $_indexed_attr[$key] = $mixed;
                 }
                 // named attribute
             } else {