diff --git a/helix-term/src/commands.rs b/helix-term/src/commands.rs
index 4d9c24a0..b79f3b79 100644
--- a/helix-term/src/commands.rs
+++ b/helix-term/src/commands.rs
@@ -462,10 +462,9 @@ fn scroll(cx: &mut Context, offset: usize, direction: Direction) {
     .min(doc_last_line);
 
     // clamp into viewport
-    let line = (view.first_line + cursor_off).clamp(
-        view.first_line + scrolloff,
-        last_line.saturating_sub(scrolloff),
-    );
+    let line = (view.first_line + cursor_off)
+        .max(view.first_line + scrolloff)
+        .min(last_line.saturating_sub(scrolloff));
 
     let text = doc.text().slice(..);
     let pos = pos_at_coords(text, Position::new(line, cursor.col)); // this func will properly truncate to line end