diff --git a/src/option.h b/src/option.h
index b7f1bd9..c47b143 100644
--- a/src/option.h
+++ b/src/option.h
@@ -169,10 +169,12 @@
 #define CPO_SUBPERCENT	'/'	/* % in :s string uses previous one */
 #define CPO_BACKSL	'\\'	/* \ is not special in [] */
 #define CPO_CHDIR	'.'	/* don't chdir if buffer is modified */
+#define CPO_SCOLON	';'	/* using "," and ";" will skip over char if
+				 * cursor would not move */
 /* default values for Vim, Vi and POSIX */
 #define CPO_VIM		"aABceFs"
-#define CPO_VI		"aAbBcCdDeEfFgHiIjJkKlLmMnoOpPqrRsStuvwWxXyZ$!%*-+<>"
-#define CPO_ALL		"aAbBcCdDeEfFgHiIjJkKlLmMnoOpPqrRsStuvwWxXyZ$!%*-+<>#{|&/\\."
+#define CPO_VI		"aAbBcCdDeEfFgHiIjJkKlLmMnoOpPqrRsStuvwWxXyZ$!%*-+<>;"
+#define CPO_ALL		"aAbBcCdDeEfFgHiIjJkKlLmMnoOpPqrRsStuvwWxXyZ$!%*-+<>#{|&/\\.;"
 
 /* characters for p_ww option: */
 #define WW_ALL		"bshl<>[],~"