diff --git a/src/cindent.c b/src/cindent.c
index b2fac1a..ce513e3 100644
--- a/src/cindent.c
+++ b/src/cindent.c
@@ -1654,7 +1654,7 @@ 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 5926408..f668faa 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_cindent.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_cindent.vim
@@ -5307,4 +5307,16 @@ func Test_cindent_pragma()
   enew! | close
 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