diff --git a/dlls/user/edit.c b/dlls/user/edit.c
index b3573c0edbb..f048d61a599 100644
--- a/dlls/user/edit.c
+++ b/dlls/user/edit.c
@@ -1457,7 +1457,7 @@ static INT EDIT_CharFromPos(EDITSTATE *es, INT x, INT y, LPBOOL after_wrap)
                             x_low = x_now;
                         }
                     }
-                    if (abs(x_high - x) <= abs(x_low - x) + 1)
+                    if (abs(x_high - x) + 1 <= abs(x_low - x))
                         index = high;
                     else
                         index = low;
diff --git a/dlls/user/tests/edit.c b/dlls/user/tests/edit.c
index 5356c33d6b1..61ab5b74025 100644
--- a/dlls/user/tests/edit.c
+++ b/dlls/user/tests/edit.c
@@ -865,7 +865,7 @@ static void test_edit_control_4(void)
     SendMessage(hwEdit, WM_SETTEXT, 0, (LPARAM) "aa");
     lo = LOWORD(SendMessage(hwEdit, EM_POSFROMCHAR, 0, 0));
     hi = LOWORD(SendMessage(hwEdit, EM_POSFROMCHAR, 1, 0));
-    mid = lo + (hi - lo) / 2;
+    mid = lo + (hi - lo) / 2 +1;
 
     for (i = lo; i < mid; i++) {
        ret = LOWORD(SendMessage(hwEdit, EM_CHARFROMPOS, 0, (LPARAM) i));
@@ -883,7 +883,7 @@ static void test_edit_control_4(void)
     SendMessage(hwEdit, WM_SETTEXT, 0, (LPARAM) "aa");
     lo = LOWORD(SendMessage(hwEdit, EM_POSFROMCHAR, 0, 0));
     hi = LOWORD(SendMessage(hwEdit, EM_POSFROMCHAR, 1, 0));
-    mid = lo + (hi - lo) / 2;
+    mid = lo + (hi - lo) / 2 +1;
 
     for (i = lo; i < mid; i++) {
        ret = LOWORD(SendMessage(hwEdit, EM_CHARFROMPOS, 0, (LPARAM) i));
@@ -901,7 +901,7 @@ static void test_edit_control_4(void)
     SendMessage(hwEdit, WM_SETTEXT, 0, (LPARAM) "aa");
     lo = LOWORD(SendMessage(hwEdit, EM_POSFROMCHAR, 0, 0));
     hi = LOWORD(SendMessage(hwEdit, EM_POSFROMCHAR, 1, 0));
-    mid = lo + (hi - lo) / 2;
+    mid = lo + (hi - lo) / 2 +1;
 
     for (i = lo; i < mid; i++) {
        ret = LOWORD(SendMessage(hwEdit, EM_CHARFROMPOS, 0, (LPARAM) i));