diff --git a/Src/utils.c b/Src/utils.c
index db43529..5bc9ef4 100644
--- a/Src/utils.c
+++ b/Src/utils.c
@@ -5323,7 +5323,7 @@ mb_metastrlenend(char *ptr, int width, char *eptr)
     char inchar, *laststart;
     size_t ret;
     wchar_t wc;
-    int num, num_in_char;
+    int num, num_in_char, complete;
 
     if (!isset(MULTIBYTE))
 	return ztrlen(ptr);
@@ -5331,6 +5331,7 @@ mb_metastrlenend(char *ptr, int width, char *eptr)
     laststart = ptr;
     ret = MB_INVALID;
     num = num_in_char = 0;
+    complete = 1;
 
     memset(&mb_shiftstate, 0, sizeof(mb_shiftstate));
     while (*ptr && !(eptr && ptr >= eptr)) {
@@ -5339,6 +5340,14 @@ mb_metastrlenend(char *ptr, int width, char *eptr)
 	else
 	    inchar = *ptr;
 	ptr++;
+
+        if ( complete && ( inchar >= 0 && inchar <= 0x7f ) ) {
+            num ++;
+            laststart = ptr;
+            num_in_char = 0;
+            continue;
+        }
+
 	ret = mbrtowc(&wc, &inchar, 1, &mb_shiftstate);
 
 	if (ret == MB_INCOMPLETE) {
@@ -5358,6 +5367,7 @@ mb_metastrlenend(char *ptr, int width, char *eptr)
 	     * so we don't count characters twice.
 	     */
 	    num_in_char++;
+            complete = 0;
 	} else {
 	    if (ret == MB_INVALID) {
 		/* Reset, treat as single character */
@@ -5378,8 +5388,10 @@ mb_metastrlenend(char *ptr, int width, char *eptr)
 		}
 	    } else
 		num++;
+
 	    laststart = ptr;
 	    num_in_char = 0;
+            complete = 1;
 	}
     }