diff --git a/src/getchar.c b/src/getchar.c
index 03c7586..1c170cc 100644
--- a/src/getchar.c
+++ b/src/getchar.c
@@ -3060,7 +3060,7 @@
     if (typebuf_changed(tb_change_cnt))
 	return 0;
 
-    return fix_input_buffer(buf, len, script_char >= 0);
+    return fix_input_buffer(buf, len);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -3069,10 +3069,7 @@
  * Returns the new length.
  */
     int
-fix_input_buffer(
-    char_u	*buf,
-    int		len,
-    int		script)		/* TRUE when reading from a script */
+fix_input_buffer(char_u *buf, int len)
 {
     int		i;
     char_u	*p = buf;
@@ -3083,7 +3080,6 @@
      * Replace	     NUL by K_SPECIAL KS_ZERO	 KE_FILLER
      * Replace K_SPECIAL by K_SPECIAL KS_SPECIAL KE_FILLER
      * Replace       CSI by K_SPECIAL KS_EXTRA   KE_CSI
-     * Don't replace K_SPECIAL when reading a script file.
      */
     for (i = len; --i >= 0; ++p)
     {
@@ -3106,7 +3102,7 @@
 	}
 	else
 #endif
-	if (p[0] == NUL || (p[0] == K_SPECIAL && !script
+	if (p[0] == NUL || (p[0] == K_SPECIAL
 #ifdef FEAT_AUTOCMD
 		    /* timeout may generate K_CURSORHOLD */
 		    && (i < 2 || p[1] != KS_EXTRA || p[2] != (int)KE_CURSORHOLD)
diff --git a/src/misc1.c b/src/misc1.c
index 2ee87b1..8cb3b6f 100644
--- a/src/misc1.c
+++ b/src/misc1.c
@@ -3416,7 +3416,7 @@
 	if (n > 0)
 	{
 	    /* Replace zero and CSI by a special key code. */
-	    n = fix_input_buffer(buf + len, n, FALSE);
+	    n = fix_input_buffer(buf + len, n);
 	    len += n;
 	    waited = 0;
 	}
diff --git a/src/proto/getchar.pro b/src/proto/getchar.pro
index dc117b0..de33bfd 100644
--- a/src/proto/getchar.pro
+++ b/src/proto/getchar.pro
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 int vpeekc_any(void);
 int char_avail(void);
 void vungetc(int c);
-int fix_input_buffer(char_u *buf, int len, int script);
+int fix_input_buffer(char_u *buf, int len);
 int input_available(void);
 int do_map(int maptype, char_u *arg, int mode, int abbrev);
 int get_map_mode(char_u **cmdp, int forceit);
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_regexp_utf8.vim b/src/testdir/test_regexp_utf8.vim
index 81d8f5b..ea91829 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_regexp_utf8.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_regexp_utf8.vim
@@ -25,11 +25,13 @@
 func Test_equivalence_re1()
   set re=1
   call s:equivalence_test()
+  set re=0
 endfunc
 
 func Test_equivalence_re2()
   set re=2
   call s:equivalence_test()
+  set re=0
 endfunc
 
 func s:classes_test()
@@ -82,9 +84,26 @@
 func Test_classes_re1()
   set re=1
   call s:classes_test()
+  set re=0
 endfunc
 
 func Test_classes_re2()
   set re=2
   call s:classes_test()
+  set re=0
+endfunc
+
+func Test_source_utf8()
+  " check that sourcing a script with 0x80 as second byte works
+  new
+  call setline(1, [':%s/àx/--à1234--/g', ':%s/Àx/--À1234--/g'])
+  write! Xscript
+  bwipe!
+  new
+  call setline(1, [' àx ', ' Àx '])
+  source! Xscript | echo
+  call assert_equal(' --à1234-- ', getline(1))
+  call assert_equal(' --À1234-- ', getline(2))
+  bwipe!
+  call delete('Xscript')
 endfunc
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 0395201..539685d 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -764,6 +764,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    2222,
+/**/
     2221,
 /**/
     2220,