diff --git a/src/ex_getln.c b/src/ex_getln.c
index 33d612b..0aeb4b8 100644
--- a/src/ex_getln.c
+++ b/src/ex_getln.c
@@ -3704,7 +3704,7 @@
 	    }
 	    else
 #endif
-		c0 = xp->xp_files[i][len];
+		c0 = xp->xp_files[0][len];
 	    for (i = 1; i < xp->xp_numfiles; ++i)
 	    {
 #ifdef FEAT_MBYTE