diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index f3beb6f70637526229b7f7cfced792ad0c4fe39c..2950b952108ca78eb68e02b2c2c5e8398e43d195 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -119,6 +119,11 @@ CVS code -
 	- Move the code that replaces the text of the current file with
 	  the text of the spell-checked file into its own function,
 	  replace_buffer(). (DLR)
+- utils.c:
+  get_page_start()
+	- Fix test so that we scroll through the line in 8-character
+	  chunks when COLS is greater than 8, not when COLS is greater
+	  than 9. (DLR)
 - winio.c:
   nanoget_repaint()
 	- Rename parameter inputbuf to buf, for consistency. (DLR)
diff --git a/src/utils.c b/src/utils.c
index 719498492bf3174a7af0891e1d1157d7e85da5ec..009b525e9eb36989270d8f245b686032a17e456e 100644
--- a/src/utils.c
+++ b/src/utils.c
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ size_t get_page_start(size_t column)
 {
     if (column == 0 || column < COLS - 1)
 	return 0;
-    else if (COLS > 9)
+    else if (COLS > 8)
 	return column - 7 - (column - 7) % (COLS - 8);
     else
 	return column - (COLS - 2);