diff --git a/core/java/android/text/MeasuredText.java b/core/java/android/text/MeasuredText.java
index 445aac63ae6b5..bd9310c1b1b22 100644
--- a/core/java/android/text/MeasuredText.java
+++ b/core/java/android/text/MeasuredText.java
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ class MeasuredText {
     }
 
     void setPos(int pos) {
-        mPos = pos;
+        mPos = pos - mTextStart;
     }
 
     /**