diff --git a/src/search.c b/src/search.c
index b29551d..59de988 100644
--- a/src/search.c
+++ b/src/search.c
@@ -2501,8 +2501,8 @@
 	    save_siso = p_siso;
 	    /* Handle "$" in 'cpo': If the ')' is typed on top of the "$",
 	     * stop displaying the "$". */
-	    if (dollar_vcol > 0 && dollar_vcol == curwin->w_virtcol)
-		dollar_vcol = 0;
+	    if (dollar_vcol >= 0 && dollar_vcol == curwin->w_virtcol)
+		dollar_vcol = -1;
 	    ++curwin->w_virtcol;	/* do display ')' just before "$" */
 	    update_screen(VALID);	/* show the new char first */