diff --git a/src/ex_getln.c b/src/ex_getln.c
index a7a1409..740cca2 100644
--- a/src/ex_getln.c
+++ b/src/ex_getln.c
@@ -6264,6 +6264,7 @@
 	    vim_free(viminfo_history[type][i]);
 	vim_free(viminfo_history[type]);
 	viminfo_history[type] = NULL;
+	viminfo_hisidx[type] = 0;
     }
 }
 #endif /* FEAT_VIMINFO */