1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/nvim/ex_eval.c b/src/nvim/ex_eval.c
index 7ffd7bad7f..bde2f3c801 100644
--- a/src/nvim/ex_eval.c
+++ b/src/nvim/ex_eval.c
@@ -901,7 +901,8 @@ void ex_else(exarg_T *eap)
     bool error;
     // When skipping we ignore most errors, but a missing expression is
     // wrong, perhaps it should have been "else".
-    if (skip && ends_excmd(*eap->arg)) {
+    // A double quote here is the start of a string, not a comment.
+    if (skip && *eap->arg != '"' && ends_excmd(*eap->arg)) {
       semsg(_(e_invexpr2), eap->arg);
     } else {
       result = eval_to_bool(eap->arg, &error, &eap->nextcmd, skip);