diff --git a/dlls/riched20/caret.c b/dlls/riched20/caret.c
index ebf6c56..ea5d679 100644
--- a/dlls/riched20/caret.c
+++ b/dlls/riched20/caret.c
@@ -746,9 +746,9 @@ ME_MoveCursorWords(ME_TextEditor *editor, ME_Cursor *cursor, int nRelOfs)
 void
 ME_SelectWord(ME_TextEditor *editor)
 {
-  if (!(editor->pCursors[0].pRun->member.run.nFlags & MERF_ENDPARA))
-    ME_MoveCursorWords(editor, &editor->pCursors[0], -1);
   ME_MoveCursorWords(editor, &editor->pCursors[1], +1);
+  editor->pCursors[0] = editor->pCursors[1];
+  ME_MoveCursorWords(editor, &editor->pCursors[0], -1);
   ME_InvalidateSelection(editor);
   ME_SendSelChange(editor);
 }