X-Git-Url: https://code.delx.au/gnu-emacs-elpa/blobdiff_plain/f17871797356895ac51c8dbe213abb3f15c8cc87..3d0a12e0de844c9a3899d32a709e3dc1e0c3d219:/packages/el-search/el-search.el

diff --git a/packages/el-search/el-search.el b/packages/el-search/el-search.el
index 71b07ecda..de219de9a 100644
--- a/packages/el-search/el-search.el
+++ b/packages/el-search/el-search.el
@@ -356,9 +356,10 @@ and return it."
     (while not-done
       (let ((stop-here nil)
             (looking-at-from-back (lambda (regexp n)
-                                    (save-excursion
-                                      (backward-char n)
-                                      (looking-at regexp)))))
+                                    (and (> (point) n)
+                                         (save-excursion
+                                           (backward-char n)
+                                           (looking-at regexp))))))
         (while (not stop-here)
           (cond
            ((eobp) (signal 'end-of-buffer nil))