diff --git a/src/edit.c b/src/edit.c
index 0153f3b..89a5fae 100644
--- a/src/edit.c
+++ b/src/edit.c
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@
 static compl_T    *compl_first_match = NULL;
 static compl_T    *compl_curr_match = NULL;
 static compl_T    *compl_shown_match = NULL;
+static compl_T    *compl_old_match = NULL;
 
 /* After using a cursor key <Enter> selects a match in the popup menu,
  * otherwise it inserts a line break. */
@@ -3431,6 +3432,7 @@
     } while (compl_curr_match != NULL && compl_curr_match != compl_first_match);
     compl_first_match = compl_curr_match = NULL;
     compl_shown_match = NULL;
+    compl_old_match = NULL;
 }
 
     static void
@@ -4272,7 +4274,6 @@
     char_u	*ptr;
     char_u	*dict = NULL;
     int		dict_f = 0;
-    compl_T	*old_match;
     int		set_match_pos;
 
     if (!compl_started)
@@ -4286,7 +4287,7 @@
 	last_match_pos = first_match_pos = *ini;
     }
 
-    old_match = compl_curr_match;	/* remember the last current match */
+    compl_old_match = compl_curr_match;	/* remember the last current match */
     pos = (compl_direction == FORWARD) ? &last_match_pos : &first_match_pos;
     /* For ^N/^P loop over all the flags/windows/buffers in 'complete' */
     for (;;)
@@ -4388,6 +4389,11 @@
 	    }
 	}
 
+	/* If complete() was called then compl_pattern has been reset.  The
+	 * following won't work then, bail out. */
+	if (compl_pattern == NULL)
+	    break;
+
 	switch (type)
 	{
 	case -1:
@@ -4621,7 +4627,7 @@
 
 	/* check if compl_curr_match has changed, (e.g. other type of
 	 * expansion added something) */
-	if (type != 0 && compl_curr_match != old_match)
+	if (type != 0 && compl_curr_match != compl_old_match)
 	    found_new_match = OK;
 
 	/* break the loop for specialized modes (use 'complete' just for the
@@ -4660,13 +4666,16 @@
 	    || (ctrl_x_mode != 0 && !CTRL_X_MODE_LINE_OR_EVAL(ctrl_x_mode)))
 	i = ins_compl_make_cyclic();
 
-    /* If several matches were added (FORWARD) or the search failed and has
-     * just been made cyclic then we have to move compl_curr_match to the next
-     * or previous entry (if any) -- Acevedo */
-    compl_curr_match = compl_direction == FORWARD ? old_match->cp_next
-							 : old_match->cp_prev;
-    if (compl_curr_match == NULL)
-	compl_curr_match = old_match;
+    if (compl_old_match != NULL)
+    {
+	/* If several matches were added (FORWARD) or the search failed and has
+	 * just been made cyclic then we have to move compl_curr_match to the
+	 * next or previous entry (if any) -- Acevedo */
+	compl_curr_match = compl_direction == FORWARD ? compl_old_match->cp_next
+						    : compl_old_match->cp_prev;
+	if (compl_curr_match == NULL)
+	    compl_curr_match = compl_old_match;
+    }
     return i;
 }