diff --git a/src/BufferView.cpp b/src/BufferView.cpp
index 2a5b39f489..40596dd4f4 100644
--- a/src/BufferView.cpp
+++ b/src/BufferView.cpp
@@ -2453,6 +2453,8 @@ bool samePar(DocIterator const & a, DocIterator const & b)
 		return true;
 	if (a.empty() || b.empty())
 		return false;
+	if (a.depth() != b.depth())
+		return false;
 	return &a.innerParagraph() == &b.innerParagraph();
 }