1 files changed, 1 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/nvim/eval.c b/src/nvim/eval.c
index a90f275713..5b91f1248f 100644
--- a/src/nvim/eval.c
+++ b/src/nvim/eval.c
@@ -7968,8 +7968,7 @@ void ex_execute(exarg_T *eap)
     } else if (eap->cmdidx == CMD_echoerr) {
       // We don't want to abort following commands, restore did_emsg.
       int save_did_emsg = did_emsg;
-      msg_ext_set_kind("echoerr");
-      emsg_multiline(ga.ga_data, true);
+      emsg_multiline(ga.ga_data, "echoerr", HLF_E, true);
       if (!force_abort) {
         did_emsg = save_did_emsg;
       }