diff --git a/Source/GSTextStorage.m b/Source/GSTextStorage.m
index 4e6ad2721..b2c4cb1d8 100644
--- a/Source/GSTextStorage.m
+++ b/Source/GSTextStorage.m
@@ -584,7 +584,7 @@ SANITY();
 	  info->loc = afterRangeLoc;
 	  arrayIndex--;
 	}
-      else if (effectiveRange.location < beginRangeLoc)
+      else if (NSMaxRange(effectiveRange) > afterRangeLoc)
 	{
 	  /*
 	   * The located range starts before our range.