diff --git a/src/DirectiveProcessing/spf_directive_preproc.cpp b/src/DirectiveProcessing/spf_directive_preproc.cpp
index 6039de6..48bb8ad 100644
--- a/src/DirectiveProcessing/spf_directive_preproc.cpp
+++ b/src/DirectiveProcessing/spf_directive_preproc.cpp
@@ -1933,6 +1933,17 @@ static inline bool processStat(SgStatement *st, const string &currFile,
                     retVal = false;
                 }
             }
+
+            //MERGE_ARRAYS
+            if (isSPF_OP(attributeStatement, SPF_MERGE_ARRAYS_OP))
+            {
+                attributeStatement->setLocalLineNumber(-1);
+                /*if (st->variant() != FOR_NODE)
+                {
+                    BAD_POSITION_FULL(ERROR, "", "", "before", RR1_1, "DO statement", RR1_3, attributeStatement->lineNumber());
+                    retVal = false;
+                }*/
+            }
         }
         else if (type == SPF_CHECKPOINT_DIR)
         {
diff --git a/src/Utils/version.h b/src/Utils/version.h
index ff69028..0646b65 100644
--- a/src/Utils/version.h
+++ b/src/Utils/version.h
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 #pragma once
 
-#define VERSION_SPF "2481"
+#define VERSION_SPF "2482"