diff --git a/src/eval.c b/src/eval.c
index 0ee5b7a..c294624 100644
--- a/src/eval.c
+++ b/src/eval.c
@@ -3430,6 +3430,9 @@
 	{
 	    curwin->w_cursor.lnum = lnum;
 	    curwin->w_cursor.col = 0;
+#ifdef FEAT_VIRTUALEDIT
+	    curwin->w_cursor.coladd = 0;
+#endif
 	}
 	arg = startarg;
 	if (get_func_tv(name, (int)STRLEN(name), &rettv, &arg,