1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/Src/Zle/zle_tricky.c b/Src/Zle/zle_tricky.c
index 672b049f7..652ef24c1 100644
--- a/Src/Zle/zle_tricky.c
+++ b/Src/Zle/zle_tricky.c
@@ -874,8 +874,6 @@ docomplete(int lst)
     metafy_line();
 
     ocs = cs;
-    origline = dupstring((char *) line);
-    origcs = cs;
     if (!isfirstln && chline != NULL) {
 	/* If we are completing in a multi-line buffer (which was not  *
 	 * taken from the history), we have to prepend the stuff saved *
@@ -899,6 +897,8 @@ docomplete(int lst)
     autoq = '\0';
     /* Get the word to complete. */
     noerrs = 1;
+    origline = dupstring((char *) line);
+    origcs = cs;
     s = get_comp_string();
     DPUTS(wb < 0 || cs < wb || cs > we,
 	  "BUG: 0 <= wb <= cs <= we is not true!");