diff --git a/src/misc1.c b/src/misc1.c
index c7f2f80..a573b3b 100644
--- a/src/misc1.c
+++ b/src/misc1.c
@@ -9043,8 +9043,12 @@
     }
 
     /* compile the regexp into a program */
+    if (flags & EW_NOERROR)
+	++emsg_silent;
     regmatch.rm_ic = TRUE;		/* Always ignore case */
     regmatch.regprog = vim_regcomp(pat, RE_MAGIC);
+    if (flags & EW_NOERROR)
+	--emsg_silent;
     vim_free(pat);
 
     if (regmatch.regprog == NULL)