1 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/vim-mode/vim_mode.pl b/vim-mode/vim_mode.pl
index 6f5a70a..f801761 100644
--- a/vim-mode/vim_mode.pl
+++ b/vim-mode/vim_mode.pl
@@ -825,7 +825,9 @@ sub cmd_ex_command {
     } elsif ($arg_str =~ /^(?:reg(?:isters)?|di(?:splay)?)(?:\s+(.+)$)?/) {
         my @regs;
         if ($1) {
-            @regs = split //, $1 =~ s/\s+//g;
+            my $regs = $1;
+            $regs =~ s/\s+//g;
+            @regs = split //, $regs;
         } else {
             @regs = keys %$registers;
         }