diff --git a/src/quickfix.c b/src/quickfix.c
index d50cd16..5e0d3c3 100644
--- a/src/quickfix.c
+++ b/src/quickfix.c
@@ -1362,8 +1362,10 @@
 	if (!qfprev->qf_lnum)
 	    qfprev->qf_lnum = fields->lnum;
 	if (!qfprev->qf_col)
+	{
 	    qfprev->qf_col = fields->col;
-	qfprev->qf_viscol = fields->use_viscol;
+	    qfprev->qf_viscol = fields->use_viscol;
+	}
 	if (!qfprev->qf_fnum)
 	    qfprev->qf_fnum = qf_get_fnum(qfl,
 		    qfl->qf_directory,