diff --git a/BUGS b/BUGS
index d5c6cf3871c50a66142a2f5bbf6bcdebb307719c..b36caa75f0bbfaf7e53b0d5fb3bdc2a6a7f89eab 100644
--- a/BUGS
+++ b/BUGS
@@ -94,11 +94,11 @@
   browser..) (52) [FIXED]
 - Alt speller argument (-s, --speller) does not take a string argument of
   more than one word. (53) [FIXED].
+- Cut to end cutting (-k) causes segfaults (try cutting "- Backup making
+  (filename~)?" line in TODO file) (discovred by
+  higuita@cadernoverde.com) (54) [FIXED].
+
 
 ** Open BUGS **
 
 $Id$
-- Cut to end cutting (-k) causes segfaults (try cutting "- Backup making
-  (filename~)?" line in TODO file) (discovred by
-  higuita@cadernoverde.com) (54).
-
diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index b7cc3d43e585fa8c221ae11974e8e26214221eef..49d535817a9729a32f9631b3e83689e02bff44f0 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 CVS code -
 - configure.in:
 	- Autoconf compatibility fixes (Pavel Roskin)
+- cut.c:
+  do_cut_text()
+	- marked text cut fixes (Rocco) (Fixes bug #54).
 
 nano-0.9.99pre2 - 01/31/2001
 General
diff --git a/cut.c b/cut.c
index 1d9d2b765aec5f9edb76c01df77c358c048f4460..5e8cba7569e01ced4d6df49a475e2fbdfed9b0ec 100644
--- a/cut.c
+++ b/cut.c
@@ -174,24 +174,23 @@ int do_cut_text(void)
     if (ISSET(MARK_ISSET)) {
 	if (current->lineno == mark_beginbuf->lineno) {
 	    tmp = copy_node(current);
-	    newsize = abs(strlen(&current->data[mark_beginx]) -
-			  strlen(&current->data[current_x]));
+	    newsize = abs(mark_beginx - current_x) + 1;
 
-	    tmpstr = nmalloc(newsize);
+	    tmpstr = nmalloc(newsize + 1);
 	    if (current_x < mark_beginx) {
 		strncpy(tmpstr, &current->data[current_x], newsize);
 		memmove(&current->data[current_x],
 			&current->data[mark_beginx],
-			strlen(&current->data[mark_beginx] - newsize));
+			strlen(&current->data[mark_beginx]) + 1);
 	    } else {
 		strncpy(tmpstr, &current->data[mark_beginx], newsize);
 		memmove(&current->data[mark_beginx],
 			&current->data[current_x],
-			strlen(&current->data[current_x] - newsize));
+			strlen(&current->data[current_x]) + 1);
 		current_x = mark_beginx;
 		update_cursor();
 	    }
-	    tmpstr[newsize] = 0;
+	    tmpstr[newsize - 1] = 0;
 	    tmp->data = tmpstr;
 	    add_to_cutbuffer(tmp);
 	    dump_buffer(cutbuffer);