diff --git a/src/highlighters.cc b/src/highlighters.cc
index 627bc20b..8a347e75 100644
--- a/src/highlighters.cc
+++ b/src/highlighters.cc
@@ -820,7 +820,7 @@ struct RegionMatches
                 return end_it;
 
             while (rec_it != recurse_matches.end() and
-                   rec_it->end_coord() < end_it->begin_coord())
+                   rec_it->end_coord() <= end_it->begin_coord())
             {
                 ++recurse_level;
                 ++rec_it;