1 files changed, 8 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/editors/vi.c b/editors/vi.c
index 51dfc1209..1dd0b6fb6 100644
--- a/editors/vi.c
+++ b/editors/vi.c
@@ -2251,7 +2251,6 @@ static char *get_one_address(char *p, int *addr)	// get colon addr, if present
         int st;
         char *q;
         IF_FEATURE_VI_YANKMARK(char c;)
-        IF_FEATURE_VI_SEARCH(char *pat;)
 
         *addr = -1;                     // assume no addr
         if (*p == '.') {        // the current line
@@ -2276,16 +2275,20 @@ static char *get_one_address(char *p, int *addr)	// get colon addr, if present
 #endif
 #if ENABLE_FEATURE_VI_SEARCH
         else if (*p == '/') {   // a search pattern
-                q = strchrnul(++p, '/');
-                pat = xstrndup(p, q - p); // save copy of pattern
+                q = strchrnul(p + 1, '/');
+                if (p + 1 != q) {
+                        // save copy of new pattern
+                        free(last_search_pattern);
+                        last_search_pattern = xstrndup(p, q - p);
+                }
                 p = q;
                 if (*p == '/')
                         p++;
-                q = char_search(dot, pat, (FORWARD << 1) | FULL);
+                q = char_search(next_line(dot), last_search_pattern + 1,
+                                                (FORWARD << 1) | FULL);
                 if (q != NULL) {
                         *addr = count_lines(text, q);
                 }
-                free(pat);
         }
 #endif
         else if (*p == '$') {   // the last line in file