diff --git a/src/regexp.c b/src/regexp.c
index a07c6f4..9ed5c75 100644
--- a/src/regexp.c
+++ b/src/regexp.c
@@ -1500,6 +1500,10 @@
 }
 #endif
 
+/* variables for parsing reginput */
+static int	at_start;	/* True when on the first character */
+static int	prev_at_start;  /* True when on the second character */
+
 /*
  * Parse regular expression, i.e. main body or parenthesized thing.
  *
@@ -1918,6 +1922,7 @@
     int		    c;
     char_u	    *p;
     int		    extra = 0;
+    int		    save_prev_at_start = prev_at_start;
 
     *flagp = WORST;		/* Tentatively. */
 
@@ -2331,7 +2336,11 @@
 			      else if (c == 'l' || c == 'c' || c == 'v')
 			      {
 				  if (c == 'l')
+				  {
 				      ret = regnode(RE_LNUM);
+				      if (save_prev_at_start)
+					  at_start = TRUE;
+				  }
 				  else if (c == 'c')
 				      ret = regnode(RE_COL);
 				  else
@@ -2946,10 +2955,6 @@
 /*
  * Functions for getting characters from the regexp input.
  */
-
-static int	at_start;	/* True when on the first character */
-static int	prev_at_start;  /* True when on the second character */
-
 /*
  * Start parsing at "str".
  */
diff --git a/src/regexp_nfa.c b/src/regexp_nfa.c
index 8bcf3bc..865d67f 100644
--- a/src/regexp_nfa.c
+++ b/src/regexp_nfa.c
@@ -1128,6 +1128,7 @@
     int		startc = -1;
     int		endc = -1;
     int		oldstartc = -1;
+    int		save_prev_at_start = prev_at_start;
 
     c = getchr();
     switch (c)
@@ -1467,9 +1468,13 @@
 			if (c == 'l' || c == 'c' || c == 'v')
 			{
 			    if (c == 'l')
+			    {
 				/* \%{n}l  \%{n}<l  \%{n}>l  */
 				EMIT(cmp == '<' ? NFA_LNUM_LT :
 				     cmp == '>' ? NFA_LNUM_GT : NFA_LNUM);
+				if (save_prev_at_start)
+				    at_start = TRUE;
+			    }
 			    else if (c == 'c')
 				/* \%{n}c  \%{n}<c  \%{n}>c  */
 				EMIT(cmp == '<' ? NFA_COL_LT :
diff --git a/src/testdir/test36.in b/src/testdir/test36.in
index 8cdb526..5e8ce44 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test36.in
+++ b/src/testdir/test36.in
Binary files differ
diff --git a/src/testdir/test36.ok b/src/testdir/test36.ok
index f72a74b..df21ed1 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test36.ok
+++ b/src/testdir/test36.ok
Binary files differ
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 625e3b0..b73ad02 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -748,6 +748,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    1305,
+/**/
     1304,
 /**/
     1303,