diff --git a/src/getchar.c b/src/getchar.c
index c8fad14..fa8c574 100644
--- a/src/getchar.c
+++ b/src/getchar.c
@@ -2453,7 +2453,7 @@
 	    && State != ASKMORE
 	    && State != CONFIRM
 	    && !((ctrl_x_mode_not_default() && at_ctrl_x_key())
-		    || ((compl_cont_status & CONT_LOCAL)
+		    || (compl_status_local()
 			&& (tb_c1 == Ctrl_N || tb_c1 == Ctrl_P))))
     {
 #ifdef FEAT_GUI