diff --git a/src/screen.c b/src/screen.c
index e11bdc3..d395138 100644
--- a/src/screen.c
+++ b/src/screen.c
@@ -7588,6 +7588,12 @@
 	shl->lnum = lnum;
 	if (shl->rm.regprog != NULL)
 	{
+	    /* Remember whether shl->rm is using a copy of the regprog in
+	     * cur->match. */
+	    int regprog_is_copy = (shl != &search_hl && cur != NULL
+				&& shl == &cur->hl
+				&& cur->match.regprog == cur->hl.rm.regprog);
+
 	    nmatched = vim_regexec_multi(&shl->rm, win, shl->buf, lnum,
 		    matchcol,
 #ifdef FEAT_RELTIME
@@ -7596,6 +7602,10 @@
 		    NULL
 #endif
 		    );
+	    /* Copy the regprog, in case it got freed and recompiled. */
+	    if (regprog_is_copy)
+		cur->match.regprog = cur->hl.rm.regprog;
+
 	    if (called_emsg || got_int)
 	    {
 		/* Error while handling regexp: stop using this regexp. */