diff --git a/src/rowpainter.cpp b/src/rowpainter.cpp
index f92e55bcc2..7f96ebc5cd 100644
--- a/src/rowpainter.cpp
+++ b/src/rowpainter.cpp
@@ -649,7 +649,6 @@ void RowPainter::paintLast()
 			pi_.pain.line(int(x_) + 1 - length, yo_ + 2, int(x_) + 1,
 				yo_ + 2, col, Painter::line_solid, Painter::line_thick);
 		}
-
 	}
 
 	// draw an endlabel
@@ -681,9 +680,8 @@ void RowPainter::paintLast()
 		FontInfo const font = labelFont();
 		FontMetrics const & fm = theFontMetrics(font);
 		docstring const & str = par_.layout().endlabelstring();
-		double const x = is_rtl ?
-			x_ - fm.width(str)
-			: - text_metrics_.rightMargin(pm_) - row_.width();
+		double const x = is_rtl ? 
+			text_metrics_.width() - row_.width() - fm.width(str) : x_;
 		pi_.pain.text(int(x), yo_, str, font);
 		break;
 	}