1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/nvim/eval/userfunc.c b/src/nvim/eval/userfunc.c
index 6e3c6c592a..ae8557a8bc 100644
--- a/src/nvim/eval/userfunc.c
+++ b/src/nvim/eval/userfunc.c
@@ -613,10 +613,10 @@ static void cleanup_function_call(funccall_T *fc)
     if (++made_copy == 10000) {
       // We have made a lot of copies.  This can happen when
       // repetitively calling a function that creates a reference to
-      // itself somehow.  Call the garbage collector here to avoid using
+      // itself somehow.  Call the garbage collector soon to avoid using
       // too much memory.
       made_copy = 0;
-      (void)garbage_collect(false);
+      want_garbage_collect = true;
     }
   }
 }