diff --git a/crates/editor/src/element.rs b/crates/editor/src/element.rs
index d6e85631fd129fe1fb109bfaa639d245f0070f7d..fd4795f40ff3857e68a6c0a71c138bc737c4f90f 100644
--- a/crates/editor/src/element.rs
+++ b/crates/editor/src/element.rs
@@ -3181,7 +3181,7 @@ impl EditorElement {
             i += 1;
         }
         delta = 1;
-        i = head_idx.min(buffer_rows.len() as u32 - 1);
+        i = head_idx.min(buffer_rows.len().saturating_sub(1) as u32);
         while i > 0 && buffer_rows[i as usize].buffer_row.is_none() && !count_wrapped_lines {
             i -= 1;
         }