1 files changed, 4 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/nvim/eval/vars.c b/src/nvim/eval/vars.c
index ef6e3f02e2..3f73dbfdc5 100644
--- a/src/nvim/eval/vars.c
+++ b/src/nvim/eval/vars.c
@@ -231,11 +231,13 @@ static void ex_let_const(exarg_T *eap, const bool is_const)
           expr++;
         }
       }
-      expr = skipwhite(expr + 2);
+      expr += 2;
     } else {
-      expr = skipwhite(expr + 1);
+      expr += 1;
     }
 
+    expr = skipwhite(expr);
+
     if (eap->skip) {
       emsg_skip++;
     }