diff --git a/src/userfunc.c b/src/userfunc.c
index 9a30796..b023c3a 100644
--- a/src/userfunc.c
+++ b/src/userfunc.c
@@ -1335,6 +1335,7 @@
     char_u	*name;
     int		lnum_save = -1;
     linenr_T	sourcing_lnum_top = SOURCING_LNUM;
+    char_u	*line_arg = NULL;
 
     *arg = skipwhite(*arg + 1);
     if (**arg == '|' || !ends_excmd2(start, *arg))
@@ -1343,6 +1344,12 @@
 	return FAIL;
     }
 
+    // When there is a line break use what follows for the lambda body.
+    // Makes lambda body initializers work for object and enum member
+    // variables.
+    if (**arg == '\n')
+	line_arg = *arg + 1;
+
     CLEAR_FIELD(eap);
     eap.cmdidx = CMD_block;
     eap.forceit = FALSE;
@@ -1357,7 +1364,7 @@
     }
 
     ga_init2(&newlines, sizeof(char_u *), 10);
-    if (get_function_body(&eap, &newlines, NULL,
+    if (get_function_body(&eap, &newlines, line_arg,
 					     &evalarg->eval_tofree_ga) == FAIL)
 	goto erret;
 
@@ -1372,7 +1379,12 @@
 
 	for (idx = 0; idx < newlines.ga_len; ++idx)
 	{
-	    char_u  *p = skipwhite(((char_u **)newlines.ga_data)[idx]);
+	    char_u  *p = ((char_u **)newlines.ga_data)[idx];
+	    if (p == NULL)
+		// comment line in the lambda body
+		continue;
+
+	    p = skipwhite(p);
 
 	    if (ga_grow(gap, 1) == FAIL || ga_grow(freegap, 1) == FAIL)
 		goto erret;