diff --git a/helix-view/src/commands.rs b/helix-view/src/commands.rs
index 1309d48a..2b2f1239 100644
--- a/helix-view/src/commands.rs
+++ b/helix-view/src/commands.rs
@@ -303,8 +303,8 @@ pub fn delete_char_forward(view: &mut View, count: usize) {
     let text = &view.state.doc.slice(..);
     let transaction = Transaction::change_by_selection(&view.state, |range| {
         (
-            graphemes::nth_next_grapheme_boundary(text, range.head, count),
             range.head,
+            graphemes::nth_next_grapheme_boundary(text, range.head, count),
             None,
         )
     });