diff --git "a/win32ss/user/rtl/text.c" "b/win32ss/user/rtl/text.c"
index ac12626796b..72a91ad0e41 100644
--- "a/win32ss/user/rtl/text.c"
+++ "b/win32ss/user/rtl/text.c"
@@ -765,7 +765,13 @@ static const WCHAR *TEXT_NextLineW( HDC hdc, const WCHAR *str, int *count,
          * several bugs in the Microsoft versions).
          */
         word_broken = 0;
+
+#ifdef __REACTOS__
+        line_fits = (num_fit + 1 >= j_in_seg); // Allow num_fit a bit of latitude
+#else
         line_fits = (num_fit >= j_in_seg);
+#endif
+
         if (!line_fits && (format & DT_WORDBREAK))
         {
             const WCHAR *s;