diff --git a/scene/gui/text_edit.cpp b/scene/gui/text_edit.cpp
index 40fc9a70cc1..78fd699dd0a 100644
--- a/scene/gui/text_edit.cpp
+++ b/scene/gui/text_edit.cpp
@@ -4122,7 +4122,7 @@ void TextEdit::_update_completion_candidates() {
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (l[cursor.column - 1] == '(' && !pre_keyword && !completion_strings[0].begins_with("\"")) {
+	if (cursor.column > 0 && l[cursor.column - 1] == '(' && !pre_keyword && !completion_strings[0].begins_with("\"")) {
 		cancel = true;
 	}