1 files changed, 6 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/src/nvim/normal.c b/src/nvim/normal.c
index 2e4cdc1fe1..c3b4f4e376 100644
--- a/src/nvim/normal.c
+++ b/src/nvim/normal.c
@@ -2096,13 +2096,15 @@ static void op_function(oparg_T *oap)
       decl(&curbuf->b_op_end);
     }
 
-    const char_u *const argv[1] = {
-      (const char_u *)(((const char *const[]) {
+    typval_T argv[2];
+    argv[0].v_type = VAR_STRING;
+    argv[1].v_type = VAR_UNKNOWN;
+    argv[0].vval.v_string =
+      (char_u *)(((const char *const[]) {
         [kMTBlockWise] = "block",
         [kMTLineWise] = "line",
         [kMTCharWise] = "char",
-      })[oap->motion_type]),
-    };
+      })[oap->motion_type]);
 
     // Reset virtual_op so that 'virtualedit' can be changed in the
     // function.