diff --git a/internal/buffer/save.go b/internal/buffer/save.go
index 2fb410bd..74b890eb 100644
--- a/internal/buffer/save.go
+++ b/internal/buffer/save.go
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ func (b *Buffer) saveToFile(filename string, withSudo bool) error {
 
 	if b.Settings["eofnewline"].(bool) {
 		end := b.End()
-		if b.RuneAt(Loc{end.X - 1, end.Y}) != '\n' {
+		if b.RuneAt(Loc{end.X, end.Y}) != '\n' {
 			b.Insert(end, "\n")
 		}
 	}