diff --git a/src/register.c b/src/register.c
index 267f9b38324b34aa7eed581ba8eb9ce0d6597187..c58169e1053bb1aa132d63549577f1a9fe958624 100644
--- a/src/register.c
+++ b/src/register.c
@@ -1841,6 +1841,8 @@ do_put(
 	// adjust '] mark
 	curbuf->b_op_end.lnum = curwin->w_cursor.lnum - 1;
 	curbuf->b_op_end.col = bd.textcol + totlen - 1;
+	if (curbuf->b_op_end.col < 0)
+	    curbuf->b_op_end.col = 0;
 	curbuf->b_op_end.coladd = 0;
 	if (flags & PUT_CURSEND)
 	{