1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/nvim/eval.c b/src/nvim/eval.c
index 0cad5fd6c1..df8b765c1c 100644
--- a/src/nvim/eval.c
+++ b/src/nvim/eval.c
@@ -760,7 +760,7 @@ int eval_expr_typval(const typval_T *expr, typval_T *argv,
     if (eval1_emsg(&s, rettv, true) == FAIL) {
       return FAIL;
     }
-    if (*s != NUL) {  // check for trailing chars after expr
+    if (*skipwhite(s) != NUL) {  // check for trailing chars after expr
       tv_clear(rettv);
       emsgf(_(e_invexpr2), s);
       return FAIL;