diff --git a/src/hunspell/suggestmgr.cxx b/src/hunspell/suggestmgr.cxx
index 36bf4b9..5fbae1a 100644
--- a/src/hunspell/suggestmgr.cxx
+++ b/src/hunspell/suggestmgr.cxx
@@ -721,8 +721,8 @@
    // try inserting a tryme character at the end of the word and before every letter
    for (int i = 0;  i < ctryl;  i++) {
       memcpy (candidate_utf, word, wl * sizeof(w_char));
-      for (p = candidate_utf + wl;
-           p >= candidate_utf && p < candidate_utf + MAXSWL - 1; p--) {
+      for (int offset = wl; offset >= 0 && offset < MAXSWL - 1; --offset) {
+        p = candidate_utf + offset;
         *(p + 1) = *p;
         *p = ctry_utf[i];
         u16_u8(candidate, MAXSWUTF8L, candidate_utf, wl + 1);