diff --git a/src/regexp.c b/src/regexp.c
index 7fbad45..9e3d218 100644
--- a/src/regexp.c
+++ b/src/regexp.c
@@ -1310,9 +1310,9 @@
     if (lnum < top.lnum || lnum > bot.lnum)
 	return FALSE;
 
+    col = (colnr_T)(rex.input - rex.line);
     if (mode == 'v')
     {
-	col = (colnr_T)(rex.input - rex.line);
 	if ((lnum == top.lnum && col < top.col)
 		|| (lnum == bot.lnum && col >= bot.col + (*p_sel != 'e')))
 	    return FALSE;
@@ -1327,7 +1327,12 @@
 	    end = end2;
 	if (top.col == MAXCOL || bot.col == MAXCOL || curswant == MAXCOL)
 	    end = MAXCOL;
-	cols = win_linetabsize(wp, rex.line, (colnr_T)(rex.input - rex.line));
+
+	// getvvcol() flushes rex.line, need to get it again
+	rex.line = reg_getline(rex.lnum);
+	rex.input = rex.line + col;
+
+	cols = win_linetabsize(wp, rex.line, col);
 	if (cols < start || cols > end - (*p_sel == 'e'))
 	    return FALSE;
     }
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_regexp_latin.vim b/src/testdir/test_regexp_latin.vim
index 96c3177..03efdbe 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_regexp_latin.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_regexp_latin.vim
@@ -1045,4 +1045,12 @@
   bwipe!
 endfunc
 
+func Test_using_visual_position()
+  " this was using freed memory
+  new
+  exe "norm 0o\<Esc>\<C-V>k\<C-X>o0"
+  /\%V
+  bwipe!
+endfunc
+
 " vim: shiftwidth=2 sts=2 expandtab
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index a362dca..9f5ed30 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -750,6 +750,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    3949,
+/**/
     3948,
 /**/
     3947,