diff --git a/src/getchar.c b/src/getchar.c
index 2fb9baa..f4dce02 100644
--- a/src/getchar.c
+++ b/src/getchar.c
@@ -3328,15 +3328,15 @@
 		    {
 			if (curwin->w_wcol > 0)
 			{
-			    if (did_ai)
+			    // After auto-indenting and no text is following,
+			    // we are expecting to truncate the trailing
+			    // white-space, so find the last non-white
+			    // character -- webb
+			    if (did_ai && *skipwhite(ml_get_curline()
+						+ curwin->w_cursor.col) == NUL)
 			    {
 				chartabsize_T cts;
 
-				/*
-				 * We are expecting to truncate the trailing
-				 * white-space, so find the last non-white
-				 * character -- webb
-				 */
 				curwin->w_wcol = 0;
 				ptr = ml_get_curline();
 				init_chartabsize_arg(&cts, curwin,