diff --git a/src/getchar.c b/src/getchar.c
index 0947f35..e050601 100644
--- a/src/getchar.c
+++ b/src/getchar.c
@@ -1309,6 +1309,9 @@
     return OK;
 }
 
+static int old_char = -1;	/* character put back by vungetc() */
+static int old_mod_mask;	/* mod_mask for ungotten character */
+
 #if defined(FEAT_EVAL) || defined(FEAT_EX_EXTRA) || defined(PROTO)
 
 /*
@@ -1323,6 +1326,10 @@
     if (!tp->typebuf_valid)
 	typebuf = tp->save_typebuf;
 
+    tp->old_char = old_char;
+    tp->old_mod_mask = old_mod_mask;
+    old_char = -1;
+
     tp->save_stuffbuff = stuffbuff;
     stuffbuff.bh_first.b_next = NULL;
 # ifdef USE_INPUT_BUF
@@ -1344,6 +1351,9 @@
 	typebuf = tp->save_typebuf;
     }
 
+    old_char = tp->old_char;
+    old_mod_mask = tp->old_mod_mask;
+
     free_buff(&stuffbuff);
     stuffbuff = tp->save_stuffbuff;
 # ifdef USE_INPUT_BUF
@@ -1499,9 +1509,6 @@
 #define KL_PART_KEY -1		/* keylen value for incomplete key-code */
 #define KL_PART_MAP -2		/* keylen value for incomplete mapping */
 
-static int old_char = -1;	/* character put back by vungetc() */
-static int old_mod_mask;	/* mod_mask for ungotten character */
-
 /*
  * Get the next input character.
  * Can return a special key or a multi-byte character.