diff --git a/src/misc2.c b/src/misc2.c
index a8e34df..8e99b01 100644
--- a/src/misc2.c
+++ b/src/misc2.c
@@ -22,14 +22,16 @@
     int
 virtual_active(void)
 {
+    unsigned int cur_ve_flags = get_ve_flags();
+
     // While an operator is being executed we return "virtual_op", because
     // VIsual_active has already been reset, thus we can't check for "block"
     // being used.
     if (virtual_op != MAYBE)
 	return virtual_op;
-    return (ve_flags == VE_ALL
-	    || ((ve_flags & VE_BLOCK) && VIsual_active && VIsual_mode == Ctrl_V)
-	    || ((ve_flags & VE_INSERT) && (State & INSERT)));
+    return (cur_ve_flags == VE_ALL
+	    || ((cur_ve_flags & VE_BLOCK) && VIsual_active && VIsual_mode == Ctrl_V)
+	    || ((cur_ve_flags & VE_INSERT) && (State & INSERT)));
 }
 
 /*
@@ -137,7 +139,7 @@
     one_more = (State & INSERT)
 		    || restart_edit != NUL
 		    || (VIsual_active && *p_sel != 'o')
-		    || ((ve_flags & VE_ONEMORE) && wcol < MAXCOL);
+		    || ((get_ve_flags() & VE_ONEMORE) && wcol < MAXCOL);
     line = ml_get_buf(curbuf, pos->lnum, FALSE);
 
     if (wcol >= MAXCOL)
@@ -549,9 +551,10 @@
     void
 check_cursor_col_win(win_T *win)
 {
-    colnr_T len;
-    colnr_T oldcol = win->w_cursor.col;
-    colnr_T oldcoladd = win->w_cursor.col + win->w_cursor.coladd;
+    colnr_T      len;
+    colnr_T      oldcol = win->w_cursor.col;
+    colnr_T      oldcoladd = win->w_cursor.col + win->w_cursor.coladd;
+    unsigned int cur_ve_flags = get_ve_flags();
 
     len = (colnr_T)STRLEN(ml_get_buf(win->w_buffer, win->w_cursor.lnum, FALSE));
     if (len == 0)
@@ -564,7 +567,7 @@
 	// - 'virtualedit' is set
 	if ((State & INSERT) || restart_edit
 		|| (VIsual_active && *p_sel != 'o')
-		|| (ve_flags & VE_ONEMORE)
+		|| (cur_ve_flags & VE_ONEMORE)
 		|| virtual_active())
 	    win->w_cursor.col = len;
 	else
@@ -583,7 +586,7 @@
     // line.
     if (oldcol == MAXCOL)
 	win->w_cursor.coladd = 0;
-    else if (ve_flags == VE_ALL)
+    else if (cur_ve_flags == VE_ALL)
     {
 	if (oldcoladd > win->w_cursor.col)
 	{