diff --git a/core/java/android/widget/SpellChecker.java b/core/java/android/widget/SpellChecker.java
index e1103dd2f0355..11e15df3330bd 100644
--- a/core/java/android/widget/SpellChecker.java
+++ b/core/java/android/widget/SpellChecker.java
@@ -611,6 +611,9 @@ public class SpellChecker implements SpellCheckerSessionListener {
                     if (spellCheckEnd < start) {
                         break;
                     }
+                    if (spellCheckEnd <= spellCheckStart) {
+                        break;
+                    }
                     if (createSpellCheckSpan) {
                         addSpellCheckSpan(editable, spellCheckStart, spellCheckEnd);
                     }