diff --git a/src/eval.c b/src/eval.c
index 06cf488..83233c9 100644
--- a/src/eval.c
+++ b/src/eval.c
@@ -810,6 +810,7 @@
 # endif
 	prof_self_cmp __ARGS((const void *s1, const void *s2));
 #endif
+static int script_autoload __ARGS((char_u *name, int reload));
 static char_u *autoload_name __ARGS((char_u *name));
 static void cat_func_name __ARGS((char_u *buf, ufunc_T *fp));
 static void func_free __ARGS((ufunc_T *fp));
@@ -829,10 +830,6 @@
 static void sortFunctions __ARGS(());
 #endif
 
-
-/* Character used as separated in autoload function/variable names. */
-#define AUTOLOAD_CHAR '#'
-
 /*
  * Initialize the global and v: variables.
  */
@@ -22190,7 +22187,7 @@
  * If "name" has a package name try autoloading the script for it.
  * Return TRUE if a package was loaded.
  */
-    int
+    static int
 script_autoload(name, reload)
     char_u	*name;
     int		reload;	    /* load script again when already loaded */
diff --git a/src/if_py_both.h b/src/if_py_both.h
index e31509c..5fe0476 100644
--- a/src/if_py_both.h
+++ b/src/if_py_both.h
@@ -2015,19 +2015,13 @@
 	func_ref(self->name);
     }
     else
-    {
-	self->name = get_expanded_name(name, TRUE);
-	if (self->name == NULL)
+	if ((self->name = get_expanded_name(name,
+				    vim_strchr(name, AUTOLOAD_CHAR) == NULL))
+		== NULL)
 	{
-	    if (script_autoload(name, TRUE) && !aborting())
-		self->name = get_expanded_name(name, TRUE);
-	    if (self->name == NULL)
-	    {
-		PyErr_SetString(PyExc_ValueError, _("function does not exist"));
-		return NULL;
-	    }
+	    PyErr_SetString(PyExc_ValueError, _("function does not exist"));
+	    return NULL;
 	}
-    }
 
     return (PyObject *)(self);
 }
diff --git a/src/proto/eval.pro b/src/proto/eval.pro
index 56f91bb..3f2816e 100644
--- a/src/proto/eval.pro
+++ b/src/proto/eval.pro
@@ -132,5 +132,4 @@
 void ex_oldfiles __ARGS((exarg_T *eap));
 int modify_fname __ARGS((char_u *src, int *usedlen, char_u **fnamep, char_u **bufp, int *fnamelen));
 char_u *do_string_sub __ARGS((char_u *str, char_u *pat, char_u *sub, char_u *flags));
-int script_autoload __ARGS((char_u *name, int reload));
 /* vim: set ft=c : */
diff --git a/src/testdir/test86.ok b/src/testdir/test86.ok
index 452c48f..048458f 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test86.ok
+++ b/src/testdir/test86.ok
@@ -889,7 +889,7 @@
 >> FunctionConstructor
 vim.Function("123"):(<type 'exceptions.ValueError'>, ValueError('unnamed function does not exist',))
 vim.Function("xxx_non_existent_function_xxx"):(<type 'exceptions.ValueError'>, ValueError('function does not exist',))
-vim.Function("xxx#non#existent#function#xxx"):(<type 'exceptions.ValueError'>, ValueError('function does not exist',))
+vim.Function("xxx#non#existent#function#xxx"):NOT FAILED
 >> FunctionCall
 >>> Testing StringToChars using f({%s : 1})
 f({1 : 1}):(<type 'exceptions.TypeError'>, TypeError('object must be string',))
diff --git a/src/testdir/test87.ok b/src/testdir/test87.ok
index 7a1f6c9..2d361bb 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test87.ok
+++ b/src/testdir/test87.ok
@@ -878,7 +878,7 @@
 >> FunctionConstructor
 vim.Function("123"):(<class 'ValueError'>, ValueError('unnamed function does not exist',))
 vim.Function("xxx_non_existent_function_xxx"):(<class 'ValueError'>, ValueError('function does not exist',))
-vim.Function("xxx#non#existent#function#xxx"):(<class 'ValueError'>, ValueError('function does not exist',))
+vim.Function("xxx#non#existent#function#xxx"):NOT FAILED
 >> FunctionCall
 >>> Testing StringToChars using f({%s : 1})
 f({1 : 1}):(<class 'TypeError'>, TypeError('object must be string',))
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 173f254..7a1ab6e 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -729,6 +729,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    1068,
+/**/
     1067,
 /**/
     1066,
diff --git a/src/vim.h b/src/vim.h
index 265720a..5fb0481 100644
--- a/src/vim.h
+++ b/src/vim.h
@@ -2243,4 +2243,7 @@
 #define SREQ_WIN	1	/* Request window-local option */
 #define SREQ_BUF	2	/* Request buffer-local option */
 
+/* Character used as separated in autoload function/variable names. */
+#define AUTOLOAD_CHAR '#'
+
 #endif /* VIM__H */