diff --git a/addons/xterm-addon-search/src/SearchAddon.ts b/addons/xterm-addon-search/src/SearchAddon.ts
index 9d553d76..3db1d6e1 100644
--- a/addons/xterm-addon-search/src/SearchAddon.ts
+++ b/addons/xterm-addon-search/src/SearchAddon.ts
@@ -246,6 +246,7 @@ export class SearchAddon implements ITerminalAddon {
     if (firstLine && firstLine.isWrapped) {
       if (isReverseSearch) {
         searchPosition.startCol += terminal.cols;
+        return;
       }
       else {
         // This will iterate until we find the line start.