diff --git a/src/nvim/syntax.c b/src/nvim/syntax.c
index 478fa973a1..04e28cf5ca 100644
--- a/src/nvim/syntax.c
+++ b/src/nvim/syntax.c
@@ -5533,25 +5533,29 @@ char_u *get_syntax_name(expand_T *xp, int idx)
 }
 
 
-/*
- * Function called for expression evaluation: get syntax ID at file position.
- */
-int 
-syn_get_id (
+// Function called for expression evaluation: get syntax ID at file position.
+int syn_get_id(
     win_T *wp,
     long lnum,
     colnr_T col,
-    int trans,                  /* remove transparency */
-    bool *spellp,               /* return: can do spell checking */
-    int keep_state              /* keep state of char at "col" */
+    int trans,      // remove transparency
+    bool *spellp,   // return: can do spell checking
+    int keep_state  // keep state of char at "col"
 )
 {
-  /* When the position is not after the current position and in the same
-   * line of the same buffer, need to restart parsing. */
+  // When the position is not after the current position and in the same
+  // line of the same buffer, need to restart parsing.
   if (wp->w_buffer != syn_buf
       || lnum != current_lnum
-      || col < current_col)
+      || col < current_col) {
     syntax_start(wp, lnum);
+  } else if (wp->w_buffer == syn_buf
+             && lnum == current_lnum
+             && col > current_col) {
+      // next_match may not be correct when moving around, e.g. with the
+      // "skip" expression in searchpair()
+      next_match_idx = -1;
+  }
 
   (void)get_syntax_attr(col, spellp, keep_state);
 
diff --git a/src/nvim/version.c b/src/nvim/version.c
index bc10187aa3..0b4db941e8 100644
--- a/src/nvim/version.c
+++ b/src/nvim/version.c
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ static int included_patches[] = {
   // 1144 NA
   // 1143,
   // 1142,
-  // 1141,
+  1141,
   // 1140,
   // 1139 NA
   // 1138 NA