diff --git a/src/change.c b/src/change.c
index ee1bd6f..f77b48c 100644
--- a/src/change.c
+++ b/src/change.c
@@ -1257,7 +1257,7 @@
 	// fixpos is TRUE, we don't want to end up positioned at the NUL,
 	// unless "restart_edit" is set or 'virtualedit' contains "onemore".
 	if (col > 0 && fixpos && restart_edit == 0
-					      && (ve_flags & VE_ONEMORE) == 0)
+					      && (get_ve_flags() & VE_ONEMORE) == 0)
 	{
 	    --curwin->w_cursor.col;
 	    curwin->w_cursor.coladd = 0;