diff --git a/src/normal.c b/src/normal.c
index 8a4e778..9cc2ea9 100644
--- a/src/normal.c
+++ b/src/normal.c
@@ -5671,8 +5671,7 @@
 	    {
 		curwin->w_cursor.lnum +=
 				    resel_VIsual_line_count * cap->count0 - 1;
-		if (curwin->w_cursor.lnum > curbuf->b_ml.ml_line_count)
-		    curwin->w_cursor.lnum = curbuf->b_ml.ml_line_count;
+		check_cursor();
 	    }
 	    VIsual_mode = resel_VIsual_mode;
 	    if (VIsual_mode == 'v')
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_visual.vim b/src/testdir/test_visual.vim
index 1092951..20eb4b4 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_visual.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_visual.vim
@@ -1265,5 +1265,25 @@
   call delete('XTest_block')
 endfunc
 
+func Test_visual_reselect_with_count()
+  " this was causing an illegal memory access
+  let lines =<< trim END
+
+
+
+      :
+      r<sfile>
+      exe "%norm e3\<c-v>kr\t"
+      :
+
+      :
+  END
+  call writefile(lines, 'XvisualReselect')
+  source XvisualReselect
+
+  bwipe!
+  call delete('XvisualReselect')
+endfunc
+
 
 " vim: shiftwidth=2 sts=2 expandtab
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index ce1939b..f5c8d76 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -758,6 +758,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    3494,
+/**/
     3493,
 /**/
     3492,