diff --git a/builtin/common/misc_helpers.lua b/builtin/common/misc_helpers.lua
index 2ee990e5c..a86631e1d 100644
--- a/builtin/common/misc_helpers.lua
+++ b/builtin/common/misc_helpers.lua
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ function string.split(str, delim, include_empty, max_splits, sep_is_pattern)
 			table_insert(items, s)
 		end
 		pos = npe + 1
-	until (max_splits == 0) or (pos > len)
+	until (max_splits == 0) or (pos > (len + 1))
 	return items
 end