diff --git a/crates/vim/src/command.rs b/crates/vim/src/command.rs
index f1b4853feb75f683c6aafdbeff7ba78cdb615274..175d62f670ca6f0fec787fa7c40122bb827e17a4 100644
--- a/crates/vim/src/command.rs
+++ b/crates/vim/src/command.rs
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ fn generate_positions(string: &str, query: &str) -> Vec<usize> {
         return positions;
     };
 
-    for (i, c) in string.chars().enumerate() {
+    for (i, c) in string.char_indices() {
         if c == current {
             positions.push(i);
             if let Some(c) = chars.next() {