diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index 755f74e..705acf5 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -635,8 +635,13 @@
     if (params.edit_type == EDIT_QF)
     {
 	if (params.use_ef != NULL)
+	{
 	    set_string_option_direct((char_u *)"ef", -1,
 						     params.use_ef, OPT_FREE);
+# ifdef FEAT_EVAL
+	    set_option_scriptID((char_u *)"ef", SID_CARG);
+# endif
+	}
 	if (qf_init(NULL, p_ef, p_efm, TRUE) < 0)
 	{
 	    out_char('\n');