diff --git a/src/misc1.c b/src/misc1.c

index de79c8e..1c5867d 100644

--- a/src/misc1.c

+++ b/src/misc1.c

@@ -6792,7 +6792,7 @@ find_start_brace(void)	    /* XXX */

 		       && (pos = ind_find_start_CORS(NULL)) == NULL) /* XXX */

 	    break;

 	if (pos != NULL)

-	    curwin->w_cursor.lnum = pos->lnum;

+	    curwin->w_cursor = *pos;

     }

     curwin->w_cursor = cursor_save;

     return trypos;

diff --git a/src/testdir/test_cindent.vim b/src/testdir/test_cindent.vim

index 7c2c5e3..f8c7e57 100644

--- a/src/testdir/test_cindent.vim

+++ b/src/testdir/test_cindent.vim

@@ -102,4 +102,16 @@ func Test_cindent_expr()

   bw!

 endfunc

+func Test_find_brace_backwards()

+  " this was looking beyond the end of the line

+  new

+  norm R/*

+  norm o0{

+  norm o//

+  norm V{=

+  call assert_equal(['/*', '   0{', '//'], getline(1, 3))

+  bwipe!

+endfunc

+

+

 " vim: shiftwidth=2 sts=2 expandtab