diff --git a/src/testdir/test_regexp_latin.vim b/src/testdir/test_regexp_latin.vim
index dce6709..1ba7d17 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_regexp_latin.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_regexp_latin.vim
@@ -1101,13 +1101,17 @@
   call setline(1, ['foobar=0', 'foobar=1', 'foobar=2'])
   " \%#= at the end of the pattern
   for i in range(0, 2)
-    call cursor( (i+1), 7) 
-    call assert_fails("%s/foobar\\%#=" .. i, 'E1281:')
+    for j in range(0, 2)
+      exe "set re=" .. i
+      call cursor(j + 1, 7)
+      call assert_fails("%s/foobar\\%#=" .. j, 'E1281:')
+    endfor
   endfor
+  set re=0
 
   " \%#= at the start of the pattern
   for i in range(0, 2)
-    call cursor( (i+1), 7) 
+    call cursor(i + 1, 7)
     exe ":%s/\\%#=" .. i .. "foobar=" .. i .. "/xx"
   endfor
   call assert_equal(['xx', 'xx', 'xx'], getline(1, '$'))