diff --git a/source/blender/src/drawtext.c b/source/blender/src/drawtext.c
index ee591125056..9b7a7bbfb7d 100644
--- a/source/blender/src/drawtext.c
+++ b/source/blender/src/drawtext.c
@@ -737,11 +737,12 @@ static void wrap_offset(SpaceText *st, TextLine *linein, int cursin, int *offl,
 	}
 
 	/* Calculate line offset for earlier lines */
-	end= max= get_wrap_width(st);
-	taboffs= start= 0;
+	max= get_wrap_width(st);
 	*offl= 0;
 
 	while (linep) {
+		taboffs= start= 0;
+		end= max;
 		*offc= 0;
 		for (i=0; linep->line[i]!='\0'; i++) {
 			if (i-start+taboffs>=max) {