diff --git a/src/fileio.c b/src/fileio.c
index aeb53b5..39e356f 100644
--- a/src/fileio.c
+++ b/src/fileio.c
@@ -274,9 +274,9 @@
     int		msg_save = msg_scroll;
     linenr_T	read_no_eol_lnum = 0;   /* non-zero lnum when last line of
 					 * last read was missing the eol */
-    int		try_mac = (vim_strchr(p_ffs, 'm') != NULL);
-    int		try_dos = (vim_strchr(p_ffs, 'd') != NULL);
-    int		try_unix = (vim_strchr(p_ffs, 'x') != NULL);
+    int		try_mac;
+    int		try_dos;
+    int		try_unix;
     int		file_rewind = FALSE;
 #ifdef FEAT_MBYTE
     int		can_retry;
@@ -738,6 +738,10 @@
     curbuf->b_op_start.lnum = ((from == 0) ? 1 : from);
     curbuf->b_op_start.col = 0;
 
+    try_mac = (vim_strchr(p_ffs, 'm') != NULL);
+    try_dos = (vim_strchr(p_ffs, 'd') != NULL);
+    try_unix = (vim_strchr(p_ffs, 'x') != NULL);
+
 #ifdef FEAT_AUTOCMD
     if (!read_buffer)
     {
@@ -769,6 +773,11 @@
 	else
 	    apply_autocmds_exarg(EVENT_FILEREADPRE, sfname, sfname,
 							    FALSE, NULL, eap);
+	/* autocommands may have changed it */
+	try_mac = (vim_strchr(p_ffs, 'm') != NULL);
+	try_dos = (vim_strchr(p_ffs, 'd') != NULL);
+	try_unix = (vim_strchr(p_ffs, 'x') != NULL);
+
 	if (msg_scrolled == n)
 	    msg_scroll = m;