diff --git a/src/normal.cc b/src/normal.cc
index 8796c86f..beb880f9 100644
--- a/src/normal.cc
+++ b/src/normal.cc
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ void select(Context& context, T func)
     else
     {
         auto main_index = selections.main_index();
-        auto new_end = selections.begin();
+        size_t new_size = 0;
         for (size_t i = 0; i < selections.size(); ++i)
         {
             auto& sel = selections[i];
@@ -114,13 +114,15 @@ void select(Context& context, T func)
             }
             if (not res->captures().empty())
                 sel.captures() = std::move(res->captures());
-            *new_end++ = std::move(sel);
+            if (i != new_size)
+                selections[new_size] = std::move(sel);
+            ++new_size;
         }
-        if (new_end == selections.begin())
+        if (new_size == 0)
             throw no_selections_remaining{};
 
         selections.set_main_index(main_index);
-        selections.remove_from(new_end - selections.begin());
+        selections.remove_from(new_size);
     }
 
     selections.sort_and_merge_overlapping();
diff --git a/test/regression/3544-capture-get-lost/cmd b/test/regression/3544-capture-get-lost/cmd
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9f035b0f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/regression/3544-capture-get-lost/cmd
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+/(a)<ret>xcx<c-r>1x<esc>
diff --git a/test/regression/3544-capture-get-lost/in b/test/regression/3544-capture-get-lost/in
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9d52df39
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/regression/3544-capture-get-lost/in
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+xax
diff --git a/test/regression/3544-capture-get-lost/out b/test/regression/3544-capture-get-lost/out
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9d52df39
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/regression/3544-capture-get-lost/out
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+xax