diff --git a/src/vim9execute.c b/src/vim9execute.c
index a7d83b4..eca99f3 100644
--- a/src/vim9execute.c
+++ b/src/vim9execute.c
@@ -833,7 +833,7 @@
     int		defcount = ufunc->uf_args.ga_len - argc;
     sctx_T	save_current_sctx = current_sctx;
     int		breakcheck_count = 0;
-    int		did_emsg_before = did_emsg;
+    int		did_emsg_before = did_emsg_cumul + did_emsg;
     int		save_suppress_errthrow = suppress_errthrow;
     msglist_T	**saved_msg_list = NULL;
     msglist_T	*private_msg_list = NULL;
@@ -859,7 +859,7 @@
 	    || (ufunc->uf_def_status == UF_TO_BE_COMPILED
 			  && compile_def_function(ufunc, FALSE, NULL) == FAIL))
     {
-	if (did_emsg == did_emsg_before)
+	if (did_emsg_cumul + did_emsg == did_emsg_before)
 	    semsg(_(e_function_is_not_compiled_str),
 						   printable_func_name(ufunc));
 	return FAIL;
@@ -1086,13 +1086,10 @@
 	    // execute Ex command line
 	    case ISN_EXEC:
 		{
-		    int save_did_emsg = did_emsg;
-
 		    SOURCING_LNUM = iptr->isn_lnum;
 		    do_cmdline_cmd(iptr->isn_arg.string);
-		    // do_cmdline_cmd() will reset did_emsg, but we want to
-		    // keep track of the count to compare with did_emsg_before.
-		    did_emsg += save_did_emsg;
+		    if (did_emsg)
+			goto on_error;
 		}
 		break;
 
@@ -1211,6 +1208,8 @@
 			{
 			    SOURCING_LNUM = iptr->isn_lnum;
 			    do_cmdline_cmd((char_u *)ga.ga_data);
+			    if (did_emsg)
+				goto on_error;
 			}
 			else
 			{
@@ -2894,7 +2893,7 @@
 
 on_error:
 	// If "emsg_silent" is set then ignore the error.
-	if (did_emsg == did_emsg_before && emsg_silent)
+	if (did_emsg_cumul + did_emsg == did_emsg_before && emsg_silent)
 	    continue;
 
 	// If we are not inside a try-catch started here, abort execution.
@@ -2952,7 +2951,7 @@
     // Not sure if this is necessary.
     suppress_errthrow = save_suppress_errthrow;
 
-    if (ret != OK && did_emsg == did_emsg_before)
+    if (ret != OK && did_emsg_cumul + did_emsg == did_emsg_before)
 	semsg(_(e_unknown_error_while_executing_str),
 						   printable_func_name(ufunc));
     funcdepth_restore(orig_funcdepth);