diff --git a/libr/core/visual.c b/libr/core/visual.c
index 83cbe10fe0b2b..db0138969b0f8 100644
--- a/libr/core/visual.c
+++ b/libr/core/visual.c
@@ -1766,7 +1766,9 @@ static void visual_textlogs(RCore *core) {
 			index += 10;
 			break;
 		case '[':
-			shift --;
+			if (shift > 0) {
+				shift --;
+			}
 			break;
 		case ']':
 			shift ++;