diff -r 94694351f592 src/eval.c
--- a/src/eval.c	Fri Oct 15 20:20:05 2010 +0200
+++ b/src/eval.c	Tue Oct 19 15:00:11 2010 +0900
@@ -3420,7 +3420,7 @@
     if (!failed)
     {
 	/* Check for trailing illegal characters and a following command. */
-	if (!ends_excmd(*arg))
+	if (!eap->skip && !ends_excmd(*arg))
 	{
 	    emsg_severe = TRUE;
 	    EMSG(_(e_trailing));