--- src/search.c
+++ src/search.c
@@ -805,8 +805,8 @@
       char eol = eolbyte;
       if (!exact)
 	{
-	  end = memchr (end, eol, buflim - end);
-	  end++;
+	  if (!(end > buf && end[-1] == eol))
+	    end = memchr (end, eol, buflim - end) + 1;
 	  while (buf < beg && beg[-1] != eol)
 	    --beg;
 	}