diff --git a/src/ex_docmd.c b/src/ex_docmd.c
index d5692c2..193796f 100644
--- a/src/ex_docmd.c
+++ b/src/ex_docmd.c
@@ -3932,8 +3932,7 @@
 				curwin->w_cursor.col = 0;
 			    searchcmdlen = 0;
 			    if (!do_search(NULL, c, cmd, 1L,
-					SEARCH_HIS + SEARCH_MSG + SEARCH_START,
-					NULL))
+					       SEARCH_HIS | SEARCH_MSG, NULL))
 			    {
 				curwin->w_cursor = pos;
 				cmd = NULL;
@@ -3980,8 +3979,7 @@
 				pos.col = 0;
 			    if (searchit(curwin, curbuf, &pos,
 					*cmd == '?' ? BACKWARD : FORWARD,
-					(char_u *)"", 1L,
-					SEARCH_MSG + SEARCH_START,
+					(char_u *)"", 1L, SEARCH_MSG,
 						i, (linenr_T)0, NULL) != FAIL)
 				lnum = pos.lnum;
 			    else