diff --git a/src/frontend/evaluate.c b/src/frontend/evaluate.c
index b335d3488..bdb8648dd 100644
--- a/src/frontend/evaluate.c
+++ b/src/frontend/evaluate.c
@@ -878,13 +878,7 @@ apply_func(struct func *func, struct pnode *arg)
             fprintf(cp_err, "Error: bad v() syntax\n");
             return (NULL);
         }
-        /* function 'v': take the plot data vector from the node selected - not the current plot */
-        if (func->fu_name && eq(func->fu_name, "v")) {
-           t = arg->pn_value;
-        }
-        else {
-            t = vec_fromplot(arg->pn_value->v_name, plot_cur);
-        }
+        t = vec_fromplot(arg->pn_value->v_name, get_plot(arg->pn_value->v_plot->pl_typename));
         if (!t) {
             fprintf(cp_err, "Error: no such vector %s\n", arg->pn_value->v_name);
             return (NULL);