diff --git a/src/move.c b/src/move.c
index bb65024..ce06dc3 100644
--- a/src/move.c
+++ b/src/move.c
@@ -2423,7 +2423,9 @@
 	}
 	check_topfill(curwin, FALSE);
 #endif
-	if (curwin->w_topline == curwin->w_cursor.lnum)
+	if (curwin->w_topline != old_topline)
+	    reset_skipcol();
+	else if (curwin->w_topline == curwin->w_cursor.lnum)
 	{
 	    validate_virtcol();
 	    if (curwin->w_skipcol >= curwin->w_virtcol)