diff --git a/src/conio/cterm.c b/src/conio/cterm.c
index 2f665412bd6e54b6059bdd1acc1cb4713307da9f..9bd76dbd6fb8f1fba3f4aa503fed76765ac16651 100644
--- a/src/conio/cterm.c
+++ b/src/conio/cterm.c
@@ -1246,7 +1246,7 @@ void ctputs(char *buf)
 				*p=0;
 				cputs(outp);
 				outp=p+1;
-				if(cx>0)
+				if(cx>1)
 					cx--;
 				gotoxy(cx,cy);
 				break;