diff --git a/cmd/govim/internal/types/types.go b/cmd/govim/internal/types/types.go
index 46441b611..dbab9014a 100644
--- a/cmd/govim/internal/types/types.go
+++ b/cmd/govim/internal/types/types.go
@@ -183,7 +183,8 @@ func VisualPointFromPosition(b *Buffer, pos protocol.Position) (Point, error) {
 	l := len(c)
 	if p.Offset() == l && l > 0 && c[l-1] == '\n' {
 		cc := b.tokenConvertor()
-		newLine, newCol, err := cc.ToPosition(l - 1)
+		var newLine, newCol int
+		newLine, newCol, err = cc.ToPosition(l - 1)
 		if err != nil {
 			return p, err
 		}