diff --git a/src/eval.c b/src/eval.c
index 5ced88e..bd4a11a 100644
--- a/src/eval.c
+++ b/src/eval.c
@@ -13048,26 +13048,6 @@
     rettv->vval.v_number = mch_get_pid();
 }
 
-static void getpos_both(typval_T *argvars, typval_T *rettv, int getcurpos);
-
-/*
- * "getcurpos()" function
- */
-    static void
-f_getcurpos(typval_T *argvars, typval_T *rettv)
-{
-    getpos_both(argvars, rettv, TRUE);
-}
-
-/*
- * "getpos(string)" function
- */
-    static void
-f_getpos(typval_T *argvars, typval_T *rettv)
-{
-    getpos_both(argvars, rettv, FALSE);
-}
-
     static void
 getpos_both(
     typval_T	*argvars,
@@ -13110,6 +13090,25 @@
 	rettv->vval.v_number = FALSE;
 }
 
+
+/*
+ * "getcurpos()" function
+ */
+    static void
+f_getcurpos(typval_T *argvars, typval_T *rettv)
+{
+    getpos_both(argvars, rettv, TRUE);
+}
+
+/*
+ * "getpos(string)" function
+ */
+    static void
+f_getpos(typval_T *argvars, typval_T *rettv)
+{
+    getpos_both(argvars, rettv, FALSE);
+}
+
 /*
  * "getqflist()" and "getloclist()" functions
  */
@@ -19574,7 +19573,7 @@
 	return;
 #ifdef FEAT_MBYTE
     {
-	int		byteidx = 0;
+	int	byteidx = 0;
 
 	while (charidx >= 0 && byteidx < len)
 	{
@@ -19584,7 +19583,7 @@
 		break;
 	    }
 	    --charidx;
-	    byteidx += mb_char2len(str[byteidx]);
+	    byteidx += mb_cptr2len(str + byteidx);
 	}
     }
 #else
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_expr_utf8.vim b/src/testdir/test_expr_utf8.vim
index ec36dec..c512ddf 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_expr_utf8.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_expr_utf8.vim
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@
   call assert_equal(char2nr('a'), strgetchar('àxb', 0))
   call assert_equal(char2nr('̀'), strgetchar('àxb', 1))
   call assert_equal(char2nr('x'), strgetchar('àxb', 2))
+
+  call assert_equal(char2nr('あ'), strgetchar('あaい', 0))
+  call assert_equal(char2nr('a'), strgetchar('あaい', 1))
+  call assert_equal(char2nr('い'), strgetchar('あaい', 2))
 endfunc
 
 func Test_strcharpart()
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 07f1a0d..4c00d31 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -749,6 +749,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    1742,
+/**/
     1741,
 /**/
     1740,