diff --git a/src/eval.c b/src/eval.c
index d0b58ea..f915789 100644
--- a/src/eval.c
+++ b/src/eval.c
@@ -8485,33 +8485,39 @@
     /* execute the function if no errors detected and executing */
     if (evaluate && error == ERROR_NONE)
     {
+	char_u *rfname = fname;
+
+	/* Ignore "g:" before a function name. */
+	if (fname[0] == 'g' && fname[1] == ':')
+	    rfname = fname + 2;
+
 	rettv->v_type = VAR_NUMBER;	/* default rettv is number zero */
 	rettv->vval.v_number = 0;
 	error = ERROR_UNKNOWN;
 
-	if (!builtin_function(fname, -1))
+	if (!builtin_function(rfname, -1))
 	{
 	    /*
 	     * User defined function.
 	     */
-	    fp = find_func(fname);
+	    fp = find_func(rfname);
 
 #ifdef FEAT_AUTOCMD
 	    /* Trigger FuncUndefined event, may load the function. */
 	    if (fp == NULL
 		    && apply_autocmds(EVENT_FUNCUNDEFINED,
-						     fname, fname, TRUE, NULL)
+						     rfname, rfname, TRUE, NULL)
 		    && !aborting())
 	    {
 		/* executed an autocommand, search for the function again */
-		fp = find_func(fname);
+		fp = find_func(rfname);
 	    }
 #endif
 	    /* Try loading a package. */
-	    if (fp == NULL && script_autoload(fname, TRUE) && !aborting())
+	    if (fp == NULL && script_autoload(rfname, TRUE) && !aborting())
 	    {
 		/* loaded a package, search for the function again */
-		fp = find_func(fname);
+		fp = find_func(rfname);
 	    }
 
 	    if (fp != NULL)