diff --git a/plugin/surround.vim b/plugin/surround.vim
index 5909260..303bd2b 100644
--- a/plugin/surround.vim
+++ b/plugin/surround.vim
@@ -447,7 +447,7 @@ function! s:dosurround(...) " {{{1
     let keeper = substitute(keeper,'^\s\+','','')
     let keeper = substitute(keeper,'\s\+$','','')
   endif
-  if col("']") == col("$") && col('.') + 1 == col('$')
+  if col("']") == col("$") && virtcol('.') + 1 == virtcol('$')
     if oldhead =~# '^\s*$' && a:0 < 2
       let keeper = substitute(keeper,'\%^\n'.oldhead.'\(\s*.\{-\}\)\n\s*\%$','\1','')
     endif