diff --git a/src/ops.c b/src/ops.c
index dcb48d3..2de2557 100644
--- a/src/ops.c
+++ b/src/ops.c
@@ -676,6 +676,7 @@
 	    && !oap->block_mode
 	    && oap->line_count > 1
 	    && oap->motion_force == NUL
+	    && (vim_strchr(p_cpo, CPO_WORD) != NULL)
 	    && oap->op_type == OP_DELETE)
     {
 	ptr = ml_get(oap->end.lnum) + oap->end.col;