1 files changed, 4 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/src/nvim/api/options.c b/src/nvim/api/options.c
index d9bc0ccc92..5adaff8449 100644
--- a/src/nvim/api/options.c
+++ b/src/nvim/api/options.c
@@ -54,6 +54,10 @@ static int validate_option_value_args(Dict(option) *opts, char *name, OptIndex *
   }
 
   if (HAS_KEY_X(opts, buf)) {
+    VALIDATE(!(HAS_KEY_X(opts, scope) && *scope == OPT_GLOBAL), "%s",
+             "cannot use both global 'scope' and 'buf'", {
+      return FAIL;
+    });
     *scope = OPT_LOCAL;
     *req_scope = kOptReqBuf;
     *from = find_buffer_by_handle(opts->buf, err);
@@ -68,11 +72,6 @@ static int validate_option_value_args(Dict(option) *opts, char *name, OptIndex *
     return FAIL;
   });
 
-  VALIDATE((!HAS_KEY_X(opts, scope) || !HAS_KEY_X(opts, buf)), "%s",
-           "cannot use both 'scope' and 'buf'", {
-    return FAIL;
-  });
-
   VALIDATE((!HAS_KEY_X(opts, win) || !HAS_KEY_X(opts, buf)),
            "%s", "cannot use both 'buf' and 'win'", {
     return FAIL;