1 files changed, 5 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/nvim/ex_cmds.c b/src/nvim/ex_cmds.c
index 2e524918a9..78d0435c9f 100644
--- a/src/nvim/ex_cmds.c
+++ b/src/nvim/ex_cmds.c
@@ -847,8 +847,11 @@ void ex_retab(exarg_T *eap)
       vcol += win_chartabsize(curwin, ptr + col, (colnr_T)vcol);
       if (vcol >= MAXCOL) {
         emsg(_(e_resulting_text_too_long));
-        // set got_int to break out of any loop
-        got_int = true;
+        // when not inside a try/catch set got_int to break out of any
+        // loop
+        if (trylevel == 0) {
+          got_int = true;
+        }
         break;
       }
       col += utfc_ptr2len(ptr + col);