1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/nvim/ex_getln.c b/src/nvim/ex_getln.c
index 095dc0037b..c3bdeb618d 100644
--- a/src/nvim/ex_getln.c
+++ b/src/nvim/ex_getln.c
@@ -870,7 +870,8 @@ static uint8_t *command_line_enter(int firstc, long count, int indent, bool init
 
   if (!tl_ret && ERROR_SET(&err)) {
     msg_putchar('\n');
-    msg_printf_attr(HL_ATTR(HLF_E)|MSG_HIST, (char *)e_autocmd_err, err.msg);
+    semsg(e_autocmd_err, err.msg);
+    did_emsg = false;
     api_clear_error(&err);
   }