diff --git a/drivers/tty/vt/vt.c b/drivers/tty/vt/vt.c
index 1a27280345999cfa674360519e18040724c063f7..6c4abeaf690fcba236bbd43cc8e7d1f28138f505 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/vt/vt.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/vt/vt.c
@@ -539,7 +539,7 @@ static void insert_char(struct vc_data *vc, unsigned int nr)
 {
 	unsigned short *p = (unsigned short *) vc->vc_pos;
 
-	scr_memmovew(p + nr, p, (vc->vc_cols - vc->vc_x) * 2);
+	scr_memmovew(p + nr, p, (vc->vc_cols - vc->vc_x - nr) * 2);
 	scr_memsetw(p, vc->vc_video_erase_char, nr * 2);
 	vc->vc_need_wrap = 0;
 	if (DO_UPDATE(vc))