1 files changed, 4 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/src/editfns.c b/src/editfns.c
index e7b152726e3..5605a25bdd2 100644
--- a/src/editfns.c
+++ b/src/editfns.c
@@ -3662,7 +3662,7 @@ usage: (format STRING &rest OBJECTS)  */)
                     ++nchars;
                   }
 
-              start = nchars;
+              info[n].start = start = nchars;
               nchars += nchars_string;
               end = nchars;
 
@@ -3677,6 +3677,8 @@ usage: (format STRING &rest OBJECTS)  */)
                               nbytes,
                               STRING_MULTIBYTE (args[n]), multibyte);
 
+              info[n].end = nchars;
+
               if (negative)
                 while (padding-- > 0)
                   {
@@ -3713,9 +3715,9 @@ usage: (format STRING &rest OBJECTS)  */)
               else
                 p += this_nchars;
               nchars += this_nchars;
+              info[n].end = nchars;
             }
 
-          info[n].end = nchars;
         }
       else if (STRING_MULTIBYTE (args[0]))
         {