diff --git a/herbe.c b/herbe.c
index 51d3990..4e8ad7f 100644
--- a/herbe.c
+++ b/herbe.c
@@ -56,6 +56,9 @@ int get_max_len(char *string, XftFont *font, int max_text_width)
 			return ++i;
 		}
 
+	while (eol && (string[eol] & 0xC0) == 0x80)
+		--eol;
+
 	if (info.width <= max_text_width)
 		return eol;
 
@@ -217,4 +220,4 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	XCloseDisplay(display);
 
 	return exit_code;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}