diff --git a/plugin/makecols.vim b/plugin/makecols.vim
index bd785b7..1c11b9c 100644
--- a/plugin/makecols.vim
+++ b/plugin/makecols.vim
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ function! s:get_visual_selection()
     let [lnum1, col1] = getpos("'<")[1:2]
     let [lnum2, col2] = getpos("'>")[1:2]
     let no_of_lines = lnum2 - lnum1
-    let no_of_cols = 5
+    let no_of_cols = 6
     let lines = getline(lnum1, lnum2)
     let lines[-1] = lines[-1][: col2 - (&selection == 'inclusive' ? 1 : 2)]
     let lines[0] = lines[0][col1 - 1:]