1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/lisp/play/decipher.el b/lisp/play/decipher.el
index 6b1644d58b0..930cee7f9d5 100644
--- a/lisp/play/decipher.el
+++ b/lisp/play/decipher.el
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ The most useful commands are:
                (t
                 (error "Bad location")))))
           (let (goal-column)
-            (previous-line 1)))
+            (forward-line -1)))
       (let ((char-a (following-char))
             (char-b (decipher-last-command-char)))
         (or (and (not (= ?w (char-syntax char-a)))