diff --git a/modules/config/default/autoload/text.el b/modules/config/default/autoload/text.el
index 8fad8de66..7ca3c3490 100644
--- a/modules/config/default/autoload/text.el
+++ b/modules/config/default/autoload/text.el
@@ -89,8 +89,8 @@ possible, or just one char if that's not possible."
                 (> tab-width 1)
                 (not (bolp))
                 (not (doom-point-in-string-p))
-                (save-excursion (>= (- (skip-chars-backward " \t"))
-                                    (setq current-column (current-column)))))
+                (>= (abs (save-excursion (skip-chars-backward " \t")))
+                    (setq current-column (current-column))))
            (let ((movement (% current-column tab-width)))
              (when (= movement 0)
                (setq movement tab-width))