diff --git a/src/normal.c b/src/normal.c
index b73afd3..86b8740 100644
--- a/src/normal.c
+++ b/src/normal.c
@@ -570,7 +570,9 @@
 	    // but when replaying a recording the next key is already in the
 	    // typeahead buffer, so record a <Nop> before that to prevent the
 	    // vpeekc() above from applying wrong mappings when replaying.
+	    ++no_u_sync;
 	    gotchars_nop();
+	    --no_u_sync;
 	}
     }
     --no_mapping;