diff --git a/mypy/checkexpr.py b/mypy/checkexpr.py
index 4e3be52ef60c..60659820c62e 100644
--- a/mypy/checkexpr.py
+++ b/mypy/checkexpr.py
@@ -1601,7 +1601,7 @@ def check_call(
                 callee, args, arg_kinds, arg_names, callable_name, object_type, context
             )
         elif isinstance(callee, AnyType) or not self.chk.in_checked_function():
-            return self.check_any_type_call(args, callee)
+            return self.check_any_type_call(args, arg_kinds, callee, context)
         elif isinstance(callee, UnionType):
             return self.check_union_call(callee, args, arg_kinds, arg_names, context)
         elif isinstance(callee, Instance):
@@ -2513,10 +2513,6 @@ def check_argument_types(
 
         The check_call docstring describes some of the arguments.
         """
-        check_arg = check_arg or self.check_arg
-        # Keep track of consumed tuple *arg items.
-        mapper = ArgTypeExpander(self.argument_infer_context())
-
         for arg_type, arg_kind in zip(arg_types, arg_kinds):
             arg_type = get_proper_type(arg_type)
             if arg_kind == nodes.ARG_STAR and not self.is_valid_var_arg(arg_type):
@@ -2527,6 +2523,10 @@ def check_argument_types(
                 )
                 self.msg.invalid_keyword_var_arg(arg_type, is_mapping, context)
 
+        check_arg = check_arg or self.check_arg
+        # Keep track of consumed tuple *arg items.
+        mapper = ArgTypeExpander(self.argument_infer_context())
+
         for i, actuals in enumerate(formal_to_actual):
             orig_callee_arg_type = get_proper_type(callee.arg_types[i])
 
@@ -3298,8 +3298,20 @@ def apply_generic_arguments(
             skip_unsatisfied=skip_unsatisfied,
         )
 
-    def check_any_type_call(self, args: list[Expression], callee: Type) -> tuple[Type, Type]:
-        self.infer_arg_types_in_empty_context(args)
+    def check_any_type_call(
+        self, args: list[Expression], arg_kinds: list[ArgKind], callee: Type, context: Context
+    ) -> tuple[Type, Type]:
+        arg_types = self.infer_arg_types_in_empty_context(args)
+        for arg_type, arg_kind in zip(arg_types, arg_kinds):
+            arg_type = get_proper_type(arg_type)
+            if arg_kind == nodes.ARG_STAR and not self.is_valid_var_arg(arg_type):
+                self.msg.invalid_var_arg(arg_type, context)
+            if arg_kind == nodes.ARG_STAR2 and not self.is_valid_keyword_var_arg(arg_type):
+                is_mapping = is_subtype(
+                    arg_type, self.chk.named_type("_typeshed.SupportsKeysAndGetItem")
+                )
+                self.msg.invalid_keyword_var_arg(arg_type, is_mapping, context)
+
         callee = get_proper_type(callee)
         if isinstance(callee, AnyType):
             return (
diff --git a/test-data/unit/check-classes.test b/test-data/unit/check-classes.test
index 8c359deb4f2f..30eee955f50e 100644
--- a/test-data/unit/check-classes.test
+++ b/test-data/unit/check-classes.test
@@ -7688,7 +7688,7 @@ class A(thing=5):
     pass
 [out]
 main:1: error: Unexpected keyword argument "thing" for "__init_subclass__" of "object"
-tmp/builtins.pyi:5: note: "__init_subclass__" of "object" defined here
+tmp/builtins.pyi:6: note: "__init_subclass__" of "object" defined here
 [builtins fixtures/object_with_init_subclass.pyi]
 
 [case testInitSubclassWithImports]
diff --git a/test-data/unit/check-kwargs.test b/test-data/unit/check-kwargs.test
index 689553445e9d..bc87cb9c174b 100644
--- a/test-data/unit/check-kwargs.test
+++ b/test-data/unit/check-kwargs.test
@@ -361,6 +361,9 @@ f(**kwargs)    # E: Argument after ** must be a mapping, not "Optional[Any]"
 
 def g(a: int) -> None: pass
 g(a=1, **4)  # E: Argument after ** must be a mapping, not "int"
+
+def main(f: Any) -> None:
+    f(**3)  # E: Argument after ** must be a mapping, not "int"
 [builtins fixtures/dict.pyi]
 
 [case testPassingKeywordVarArgsToNonVarArgsFunction]
diff --git a/test-data/unit/check-varargs.test b/test-data/unit/check-varargs.test
index 3b80b9e8829a..1a4989dce223 100644
--- a/test-data/unit/check-varargs.test
+++ b/test-data/unit/check-varargs.test
@@ -276,6 +276,8 @@ f(a, *(b, cc))
 [builtins fixtures/tuple.pyi]
 
 [case testInvalidVarArg]
+from typing import Any
+
 def f(a: 'A') -> None:
     pass
 
@@ -289,6 +291,10 @@ f(*(a,))
 
 f(*4)  # E: Expected iterable as variadic argument
 f(a, *4)  # E: Expected iterable as variadic argument
+
+def main(f: Any) -> None:
+    f(*3)  # E: Expected iterable as variadic argument
+
 [builtins fixtures/tuple.pyi]
 
 
diff --git a/test-data/unit/fixtures/object_with_init_subclass.pyi b/test-data/unit/fixtures/object_with_init_subclass.pyi
index da062349a204..5e1fdf903294 100644
--- a/test-data/unit/fixtures/object_with_init_subclass.pyi
+++ b/test-data/unit/fixtures/object_with_init_subclass.pyi
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import _typeshed
 from typing import Sequence, Iterator, TypeVar, Mapping, Iterable, Optional, Union, overload, Tuple, Generic, List
 
 class object: