diff --git a/components/synedit/syneditpointclasses.pas b/components/synedit/syneditpointclasses.pas
index 34ff9c2a33..725a8638dc 100644
--- a/components/synedit/syneditpointclasses.pas
+++ b/components/synedit/syneditpointclasses.pas
@@ -1736,7 +1736,7 @@ begin
       FAltStartBytePos := -1;
     end
     else begin
-      StartLineBytePos := Point(FCaret.OldCharPos, FCaret.OldLinePos);
+      StartLineBytePos := FCaret.OldLineBytePos;
       EndLineBytePos := FCaret.LineBytePos;
       if Persistent and IsBackwardSel then
         SortSelectionPoints;