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;
         }
     }