diff --git a/src/selectors.cc b/src/selectors.cc
index d683ce98..dc6edc98 100644
--- a/src/selectors.cc
+++ b/src/selectors.cc
@@ -229,8 +229,8 @@ Selection select_to_reverse(const Buffer& buffer, const Selection& selection,
     do
     {
         --end;
-        skip_while_reverse(end, buffer.begin(), [c](Codepoint cur) { return cur != c; });
-        if (end == buffer.begin())
+        if (skip_while_reverse(end, buffer.begin(),
+                               [c](Codepoint cur) { return cur != c; }))
             return selection;
     }
     while (--count > 0);
diff --git a/test/regression/809-alt-f-t-to-first-char/cmd b/test/regression/809-alt-f-t-to-first-char/cmd
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a3aa4304
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/regression/809-alt-f-t-to-first-char/cmd
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<a-f>f
diff --git a/test/regression/809-alt-f-t-to-first-char/in b/test/regression/809-alt-f-t-to-first-char/in
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..666200cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/regression/809-alt-f-t-to-first-char/in
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+fooba%(r)
diff --git a/test/regression/809-alt-f-t-to-first-char/selections b/test/regression/809-alt-f-t-to-first-char/selections
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..323fae03
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/regression/809-alt-f-t-to-first-char/selections
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+foobar