diff --git a/src/vim.h b/src/vim.h
index 812ef6f..2760330 100644
--- a/src/vim.h
+++ b/src/vim.h
@@ -837,6 +837,7 @@
 /* Second argument for vim_regcomp(). */
 #define RE_MAGIC	1	/* 'magic' option */
 #define RE_STRING	2	/* match in string instead of buffer text */
+#define RE_STRICT	4	/* don't allow [abc] without ] */
 
 #ifdef FEAT_SYN_HL
 /* values for reg_do_extmatch */