diff --git a/src/ui/text.c b/src/ui/text.c

index 0f511adb..2ab40387 100644

--- a/src/ui/text.c

+++ b/src/ui/text.c

@@ -859,7 +859,7 @@ static iRect run_Font_(iFont *d, const iRunArgs *args) {

     }

#endif

     prevCh = ch;

- if (maxLen == 0) {

+ if (--maxLen == 0) {

         break;

     }

 }