diff --git a/src/option.c b/src/option.c
index 169f929..0a75c24 100644
--- a/src/option.c
+++ b/src/option.c
@@ -7053,6 +7053,18 @@
 }
 
 /*
+ * Get the local or global value of 'formatlistpat'.
+ */
+    char_u *
+get_flp_value(buf_T *buf)
+{
+    return buf->b_p_flp ? buf->b_p_flp : p_flp;
+    if (buf->b_p_flp == NULL || *buf->b_p_flp == NUL)
+	return p_flp;
+    return buf->b_p_flp;
+}
+
+/*
  * Get the local or global value of the 'virtualedit' flags.
  */
     unsigned int