Index: src/text.c
===================================================================
--- src/text.c	(revision 5138)
+++ src/text.c	(working copy)
@@ -2661,7 +2661,6 @@
 {
     int alt_spell_status;
     size_t current_x_save = openfile->current_x;
-    size_t pww_save = openfile->placewewant;
     ssize_t current_y_save = openfile->current_y;
     ssize_t lineno_save = openfile->current->lineno;
     pid_t pid_spell;
@@ -2827,8 +2826,9 @@
 	openfile->totsize = totsize_save;
 
 	/* Assign mark_begin to the line where the mark began before. */
-	do_gotopos(mb_lineno_save, openfile->mark_begin_x,
-		current_y_save, 0);
+    openfile->current_y = current_y_save;	
+	goto_line_posx(mb_lineno_save, openfile->mark_begin_x);
+		
 	openfile->mark_begin = openfile->current;
 
 	/* Assign mark_begin_x to the location in mark_begin where the
@@ -2842,7 +2842,8 @@
 #endif
 
     /* Go back to the old position, and mark the file as modified. */
-    do_gotopos(lineno_save, current_x_save, current_y_save, pww_save);
+	openfile->current_y = current_y_save;	
+	goto_line_posx(lineno_save, current_x_save);
     set_modified();
 
 #ifndef NANO_TINY