diff --git a/src/reader/reader.rs b/src/reader/reader.rs
index 91b4e7683..459ade7f1 100644
--- a/src/reader/reader.rs
+++ b/src/reader/reader.rs
@@ -3608,7 +3608,7 @@ fn handle_readline_command(&mut self, c: ReadlineCmd) {
                     );
                     if !is_kill {
                         let (_elt, el) = self.active_edit_line_mut();
-                        if el.position() + 1 < el.len() {
+                        if el.position() < el.len() {
                             el.set_position(el.position() + 1);
                         }
                     }