diff --git a/src/terminal.go b/src/terminal.go
index 83b3a7b..4ddc6ba 100644
--- a/src/terminal.go
+++ b/src/terminal.go
@@ -1116,6 +1116,7 @@ func (t *Terminal) displayWidthWithLimit(runes []rune, prefixWidth int, limit in
 }
 
 func (t *Terminal) trimLeft(runes []rune, width int) ([]rune, int32) {
+	width = util.Max(0, width)
 	var trimmed int32
 	// Assume that each rune takes at least one column on screen
 	if len(runes) > width {