1 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/nvim/spell.c b/src/nvim/spell.c
index 10cc410e81..880c159ce7 100644
--- a/src/nvim/spell.c
+++ b/src/nvim/spell.c
@@ -5761,7 +5761,9 @@ cleanup_suggestions (
         xfree(stp[i].st_word);
       }
       gap->ga_len = keep;
-      return stp[keep - 1].st_score;
+      if (keep >= 1) {
+        return stp[keep - 1].st_score;
+      }
     }
   }
   return maxscore;