diff --git a/win32ss/user/user32/windows/text.c b/win32ss/user/user32/windows/text.c
index 3041c488996..bf730d749c9 100644
--- a/win32ss/user/user32/windows/text.c
+++ b/win32ss/user/user32/windows/text.c
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ CharPrevExA(WORD codepage, LPCSTR start, LPCSTR ptr, DWORD flags)
     while (*start && (start < ptr))
     {
         LPCSTR next = CharNextExA(codepage, start, flags);
-        if (next > ptr) break;
+        if (next >= ptr) break;
         start = next;
     }
     return (LPSTR)start;