diff --git a/runtime/plugin/matchparen.vim b/runtime/plugin/matchparen.vim
index 23c7938..817ce62 100644
--- a/runtime/plugin/matchparen.vim
+++ b/runtime/plugin/matchparen.vim
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 " Vim plugin for showing matching parens
 " Maintainer:  Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org>
-" Last Change: 2014 Jul 09
+" Last Change: 2014 Jul 19
 
 " Exit quickly when:
 " - this plugin was already loaded (or disabled)
@@ -88,7 +88,13 @@
   " Find the match.  When it was just before the cursor move it there for a
   " moment.
   if before > 0
-    let save_cursor = getcurpos()
+    let has_getcurpos = exists("*getcurpos")
+    if has_getcurpos
+      " getcurpos() is more efficient but doesn't exist before 7.4.313.
+      let save_cursor = getcurpos()
+    else
+      let save_cursor = winsaveview()
+    endif
     call cursor(c_lnum, c_col - before)
   endif
 
@@ -148,7 +154,11 @@
   endtry
 
   if before > 0
-    call setpos('.', save_cursor)
+    if has_getcurpos
+      call setpos('.', save_cursor)
+    else
+      call winrestview(save_cursor)
+    endif
   endif
 
   " If a match is found setup match highlighting.