diff --git a/autoload/airline/extensions.vim b/autoload/airline/extensions.vim
index 53f1ee70..a801487d 100644
--- a/autoload/airline/extensions.vim
+++ b/autoload/airline/extensions.vim
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ function! airline#extensions#load()
     call add(s:loaded_ext, 'cursormode')
   endif
 
-  if get(g:, 'airline#extensions#searchcount#enabled', 1)
+  if get(g:, 'airline#extensions#searchcount#enabled', 1) && exists('*searchcount')
     call airline#extensions#searchcount#init(s:ext)
     call add(s:loaded_ext, 'searchcount')
   endif
diff --git a/autoload/airline/extensions/searchcount.vim b/autoload/airline/extensions/searchcount.vim
index e64729d8..6543eb46 100644
--- a/autoload/airline/extensions/searchcount.vim
+++ b/autoload/airline/extensions/searchcount.vim
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ function! airline#extensions#searchcount#init(ext) abort
 endfunction
 
 function! airline#extensions#searchcount#apply(...) abort
-  call airline#extensions#append_to_section('y', 
+  call airline#extensions#append_to_section('y',
         \ '%{v:hlsearch ? airline#extensions#searchcount#status() : ""}')
 endfunction