diff --git a/src/evalbuffer.c b/src/evalbuffer.c
index 2ba2f67..b7aac9a 100644
--- a/src/evalbuffer.c
+++ b/src/evalbuffer.c
@@ -500,24 +500,25 @@
     if (u_save(first - 1, last + 1) == FAIL)
     {
 	rettv->vval.v_number = 1;	// FAIL
-	return;
     }
+    else
+    {
+	for (lnum = first; lnum <= last; ++lnum)
+	    ml_delete_flags(first, ML_DEL_MESSAGE);
 
-    for (lnum = first; lnum <= last; ++lnum)
-	ml_delete_flags(first, ML_DEL_MESSAGE);
-
-    FOR_ALL_TAB_WINDOWS(tp, wp)
-	if (wp->w_buffer == buf)
-	{
-	    if (wp->w_cursor.lnum > last)
-		wp->w_cursor.lnum -= count;
-	    else if (wp->w_cursor.lnum> first)
-		wp->w_cursor.lnum = first;
-	    if (wp->w_cursor.lnum > wp->w_buffer->b_ml.ml_line_count)
-		wp->w_cursor.lnum = wp->w_buffer->b_ml.ml_line_count;
-	}
-    check_cursor_col();
-    deleted_lines_mark(first, count);
+	FOR_ALL_TAB_WINDOWS(tp, wp)
+	    if (wp->w_buffer == buf)
+	    {
+		if (wp->w_cursor.lnum > last)
+		    wp->w_cursor.lnum -= count;
+		else if (wp->w_cursor.lnum> first)
+		    wp->w_cursor.lnum = first;
+		if (wp->w_cursor.lnum > wp->w_buffer->b_ml.ml_line_count)
+		    wp->w_cursor.lnum = wp->w_buffer->b_ml.ml_line_count;
+	    }
+	check_cursor_col();
+	deleted_lines_mark(first, count);
+    }
 
     if (!is_curbuf)
     {