diff --git a/runtime/ftplugin/vim.vim b/runtime/ftplugin/vim.vim
index e25054ba89..1d340e475b 100644
--- a/runtime/ftplugin/vim.vim
+++ b/runtime/ftplugin/vim.vim
@@ -85,8 +85,8 @@ if !exists("no_plugin_maps") && !exists("no_vim_maps")
   vnoremap <silent><buffer> ][ m':<C-U>exe "normal! gv"<Bar>call search('^\s*end\(f\%[unction]\\|\(export\s\+\)\?def\)\>', "W")<CR>
 
   " Move around comments
-  nnoremap <silent><buffer> ]" :call search('^\(\s*".*\n\)\@<!\(\s*"\)', "W")<CR>
-  vnoremap <silent><buffer> ]" :<C-U>exe "normal! gv"<Bar>call search('^\(\s*".*\n\)\@<!\(\s*"\)', "W")<CR>
+  nnoremap <silent><buffer> ]" :call search('\%(^\s*".*\n\)\@<!\%(^\s*"\)', "W")<CR>
+  vnoremap <silent><buffer> ]" :<C-U>exe "normal! gv"<Bar>call search('\%(^\s*".*\n\)\@<!\%(^\s*"\)', "W")<CR>
   nnoremap <silent><buffer> [" :call search('\%(^\s*".*\n\)\%(^\s*"\)\@!', "bW")<CR>
   vnoremap <silent><buffer> [" :<C-U>exe "normal! gv"<Bar>call search('\%(^\s*".*\n\)\%(^\s*"\)\@!', "bW")<CR>
 endif