diff --git a/legacy/evas/src/lib/canvas/evas_object_textblock.c b/legacy/evas/src/lib/canvas/evas_object_textblock.c
index 9fd2b8f41f..3e41127844 100644
--- a/legacy/evas/src/lib/canvas/evas_object_textblock.c
+++ b/legacy/evas/src/lib/canvas/evas_object_textblock.c
@@ -1496,7 +1496,7 @@ _layout_word_start(char *str, int start)
      }
    p = start;
    tp = p;
-   while (p >= 0)
+   while (p > 0)
      {
 	chr = evas_common_font_utf8_get_prev((unsigned char *)(str), &p);
 	if (_is_white(chr)) break;