diff --git a/scene/gui/rich_text_label.cpp b/scene/gui/rich_text_label.cpp
index 12954c62d24..87c7062f2cc 100644
--- a/scene/gui/rich_text_label.cpp
+++ b/scene/gui/rich_text_label.cpp
@@ -1222,7 +1222,7 @@ int RichTextLabel::_draw_line(ItemFrame *p_frame, int p_line, const Vector2 &p_o
 								custom_fx_ok = effect_status;
 
 								char_xform = charfx->transform;
-								fx_offset += charfx->offset;
+								fx_offset = charfx->offset;
 								font_color = charfx->color;
 								frid = charfx->font;
 								gl = charfx->glyph_index;