diff --git a/src/getchar.c b/src/getchar.c
index b39e64d..c4ffb4b 100644
--- a/src/getchar.c
+++ b/src/getchar.c
@@ -1883,7 +1883,7 @@
 }
 #endif
 
-#if defined(FEAT_INS_EXPAND) || defined(PROTO)
+#if defined(FEAT_INS_EXPAND) || defined(FEAT_EVAL) || defined(PROTO)
 /*
  * Check if any character is available, also half an escape sequence.
  * Trick: when no typeahead found, but there is something in the typeahead