1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/src/textprop.c b/src/textprop.c
index 6bc1938fadf..120c42843fe 100644
--- a/src/textprop.c
+++ b/src/textprop.c
@@ -883,7 +883,7 @@ back past position LIMIT; return LIMIT if nothing is found before LIMIT.  */)
       if (NILP (position))
         {
           if (NILP (limit))
-            position = make_number (SCHARS (object));
+            position = make_number (0);
           else
             {
               CHECK_NUMBER (limit);