diff --git a/src/search.c b/src/search.c
index 41f38a3..a063a26 100644
--- a/src/search.c
+++ b/src/search.c
@@ -809,6 +809,13 @@
 		    {
 			pos->lnum = lnum + endpos.lnum;
 			pos->col = endpos.col - 1;
+#ifdef FEAT_MBYTE
+			if (has_mbyte)
+			{
+			    ptr = ml_get_buf(buf, pos->lnum, FALSE);
+			    pos->col -= (*mb_head_off)(ptr, ptr + pos->col);
+			}
+#endif
 		    }
 		    else
 		    {