diff --git a/components/synedit/syneditmarkup.pp b/components/synedit/syneditmarkup.pp
index db9f3303ea..f6e99f30c6 100644
--- a/components/synedit/syneditmarkup.pp
+++ b/components/synedit/syneditmarkup.pp
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ var
 begin
   inherited DecPaintLock;
   for i := 0 to fMarkUpList.Count-1 do
-    TSynEditMarkup(fMarkUpList[i]).IncPaintLock;
+    TSynEditMarkup(fMarkUpList[i]).DecPaintLock;
 end;
 
 procedure TSynEditMarkupManager.AddMarkUp(aMarkUp : TSynEditMarkup; AsFirst: Boolean = False);