diff --git a/src/text.c b/src/text.c
index 08909bc7..31be459a 100644
--- a/src/text.c
+++ b/src/text.c
@@ -1761,7 +1761,7 @@ void squeeze(linestruct *line, size_t skip)
 	}
 
 	if (shrunk > 0) {
-		null_at(&newdata, to - newdata);
+		*to = '\0';
 		free(line->data);
 		line->data = newdata;
 	} else