diff --git a/src/ex_cmds2.c b/src/ex_cmds2.c
index 5bc8242..d3bf04f 100644
--- a/src/ex_cmds2.c
+++ b/src/ex_cmds2.c
@@ -1850,22 +1850,28 @@
 #if defined(FEAT_QUICKFIX) || defined(FEAT_SYN_HL) || defined(PROTO)
 /*
  * Parse a list of arguments (file names), expand them and return in
- * "fnames[fcountp]".
+ * "fnames[fcountp]".  When "wig" is TRUE, removes files matching 'wildignore'.
  * Return FAIL or OK.
  */
     int
-get_arglist_exp(str, fcountp, fnamesp)
+get_arglist_exp(str, fcountp, fnamesp, wig)
     char_u	*str;
     int		*fcountp;
     char_u	***fnamesp;
+    int		wig;
 {
     garray_T	ga;
     int		i;
 
     if (get_arglist(&ga, str) == FAIL)
 	return FAIL;
-    i = gen_expand_wildcards(ga.ga_len, (char_u **)ga.ga_data,
-				       fcountp, fnamesp, EW_FILE|EW_NOTFOUND);
+    if (wig == TRUE)
+	i = expand_wildcards(ga.ga_len, (char_u **)ga.ga_data,
+					fcountp, fnamesp, EW_FILE|EW_NOTFOUND);
+    else
+	i = gen_expand_wildcards(ga.ga_len, (char_u **)ga.ga_data,
+					fcountp, fnamesp, EW_FILE|EW_NOTFOUND);
+
     ga_clear(&ga);
     return i;
 }