diff --git a/core/src/processing/core/PGraphics.java b/core/src/processing/core/PGraphics.java
index 0b9f0d2ed..1ada6aa2a 100644
--- a/core/src/processing/core/PGraphics.java
+++ b/core/src/processing/core/PGraphics.java
@@ -4768,7 +4768,7 @@ public void text(char[] chars, int start, int stop, float x, float y) {
     }
 
 //    int start = 0;
-    int index = 0;
+    int index = start;
     while (index < stop) { //length) {
       if (chars[index] == '\n') {
         textLineAlignImpl(chars, start, index, x, y);