diff --git a/src/fold.c b/src/fold.c
index 82ce7e7..f889f4c 100644
--- a/src/fold.c
+++ b/src/fold.c
@@ -916,7 +916,7 @@
 	{
 	    if (!foldFind(gap, curwin->w_cursor.lnum - lnum_off, &fp))
 	    {
-		if (!updown)
+		if (!updown || gap->ga_len == 0)
 		    break;
 
 		// When moving up, consider a fold above the cursor; when