diff --git a/src/if_cscope.c b/src/if_cscope.c
index 086c829..9e7a362 100644
--- a/src/if_cscope.c
+++ b/src/if_cscope.c
@@ -1178,12 +1178,12 @@
 	}
 
 # ifdef FEAT_AUTOCMD
-	if (*qfpos != '0')
+	if (*qfpos != '0'
+		&& apply_autocmds(EVENT_QUICKFIXCMDPRE, (char_u *)"cscope",
+					       curbuf->b_fname, TRUE, curbuf))
 	{
-	    apply_autocmds(EVENT_QUICKFIXCMDPRE, (char_u *)"cscope",
-					       curbuf->b_fname, TRUE, curbuf);
 #  ifdef FEAT_EVAL
-	    if (did_throw || force_abort)
+	    if (aborting())
 		return FALSE;
 #  endif
 	}
diff --git a/src/quickfix.c b/src/quickfix.c
index 5bd1257..c3def1b 100644
--- a/src/quickfix.c
+++ b/src/quickfix.c
@@ -3446,12 +3446,11 @@
 	case CMD_lgrepadd:  au_name = (char_u *)"lgrepadd"; break;
 	default: break;
     }
-    if (au_name != NULL)
+    if (au_name != NULL && apply_autocmds(EVENT_QUICKFIXCMDPRE, au_name,
+					       curbuf->b_fname, TRUE, curbuf))
     {
-	apply_autocmds(EVENT_QUICKFIXCMDPRE, au_name,
-					       curbuf->b_fname, TRUE, curbuf);
 # ifdef FEAT_EVAL
-	if (did_throw || force_abort)
+	if (aborting())
 	    return;
 # endif
     }
@@ -3970,12 +3969,13 @@
 	case CMD_lgrepadd:    au_name = (char_u *)"lgrepadd"; break;
 	default: break;
     }
-    if (au_name != NULL)
+    if (au_name != NULL && apply_autocmds(EVENT_QUICKFIXCMDPRE, au_name,
+					       curbuf->b_fname, TRUE, curbuf))
     {
-	apply_autocmds(EVENT_QUICKFIXCMDPRE, au_name,
-					       curbuf->b_fname, TRUE, curbuf);
-	if (did_throw || force_abort)
+# ifdef FEAT_EVAL
+	if (aborting())
 	    return;
+# endif
     }
 #endif
 
@@ -4875,12 +4875,11 @@
 	case CMD_laddbuffer:	au_name = (char_u *)"laddbuffer"; break;
 	default: break;
     }
-    if (au_name != NULL)
+    if (au_name != NULL && apply_autocmds(EVENT_QUICKFIXCMDPRE, au_name,
+					       curbuf->b_fname, TRUE, curbuf))
     {
-	apply_autocmds(EVENT_QUICKFIXCMDPRE, au_name,
-					       curbuf->b_fname, TRUE, curbuf);
 # ifdef FEAT_EVAL
-	if (did_throw || force_abort)
+	if (aborting())
 	    return;
 # endif
     }
@@ -4966,12 +4965,11 @@
 	case CMD_laddexpr:  au_name = (char_u *)"laddexpr"; break;
 	default: break;
     }
-    if (au_name != NULL)
+    if (au_name != NULL && apply_autocmds(EVENT_QUICKFIXCMDPRE, au_name,
+					       curbuf->b_fname, TRUE, curbuf))
     {
-	apply_autocmds(EVENT_QUICKFIXCMDPRE, au_name,
-					       curbuf->b_fname, TRUE, curbuf);
 # ifdef FEAT_EVAL
-	if (did_throw || force_abort)
+	if (aborting())
 	    return;
 # endif
     }
@@ -5042,12 +5040,13 @@
 	case CMD_lhelpgrep: au_name = (char_u *)"lhelpgrep"; break;
 	default: break;
     }
-    if (au_name != NULL)
+    if (au_name != NULL && apply_autocmds(EVENT_QUICKFIXCMDPRE, au_name,
+					       curbuf->b_fname, TRUE, curbuf))
     {
-	apply_autocmds(EVENT_QUICKFIXCMDPRE, au_name,
-					       curbuf->b_fname, TRUE, curbuf);
-	if (did_throw || force_abort)
+# ifdef FEAT_EVAL
+	if (aborting())
 	    return;
+# endif
     }
 #endif
 
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_quickfix.vim b/src/testdir/test_quickfix.vim
index 022c12a..118a015 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_quickfix.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_quickfix.vim
@@ -1631,3 +1631,20 @@
 	      \ 'postcaddbuffer']
   call assert_equal(l, g:acmds)
 endfunction
+
+function! Test_Autocmd_Exception()
+  set efm=%m
+  lgetexpr '?'
+
+  try
+    call DoesNotExit()
+  catch
+    lgetexpr '1'
+  finally
+    lgetexpr '1'
+  endtry
+
+  call assert_equal('1', getloclist(0)[0].text)
+
+  set efm&vim
+endfunction
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 548d578..4a0725b 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -765,6 +765,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    68,
+/**/
     67,
 /**/
     66,