diff --git a/src/ex_cmds.c b/src/ex_cmds.c
index 8bb24c3..9f1db65 100644
--- a/src/ex_cmds.c
+++ b/src/ex_cmds.c
@@ -2542,7 +2542,7 @@
 {
     char_u  *p = text;
     char_u  *nextp = NULL;
-    char_u  *buf = NULL;;
+    char_u  *buf = NULL;
     int	    count = 0;
     int	    i;
     int	    allocated = FALSE;