diff --git a/cli/src/tests/tree_test.rs b/cli/src/tests/tree_test.rs
index f498c5fcfb..c0d45379f1 100644
--- a/cli/src/tests/tree_test.rs
+++ b/cli/src/tests/tree_test.rs
@@ -474,12 +474,12 @@ fn test_tree_cursor_child_for_point() {
     assert_eq!(c.node().kind(), "program");
 
     // descend to expression statement
-    assert_eq!(c.goto_first_child_for_point(Point::new(6, 6)), Some(0));
+    assert_eq!(c.goto_first_child_for_point(Point::new(6, 5)), Some(0));
     assert_eq!(c.node().kind(), "expression_statement");
 
     // step into ';' and back up
     assert_eq!(c.goto_first_child_for_point(Point::new(7, 0)), None);
-    assert_eq!(c.goto_first_child_for_point(Point::new(6, 6)), Some(1));
+    assert_eq!(c.goto_first_child_for_point(Point::new(6, 5)), Some(1));
     assert_eq!(
         (c.node().kind(), c.node().start_position()),
         (";", Point::new(6, 5))
@@ -516,7 +516,7 @@ fn test_tree_cursor_child_for_point() {
     assert!(c.goto_parent());
 
     // step into first ',' and back up
-    assert_eq!(c.goto_first_child_for_point(Point::new(1, 12)), Some(2));
+    assert_eq!(c.goto_first_child_for_point(Point::new(1, 11)), Some(2));
     assert_eq!(
         (c.node().kind(), c.node().start_position()),
         (",", Point::new(1, 11))
diff --git a/lib/src/tree_cursor.c b/lib/src/tree_cursor.c
index ddd7d66b5a..189a565905 100644
--- a/lib/src/tree_cursor.c
+++ b/lib/src/tree_cursor.c
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ static inline int64_t ts_tree_cursor_goto_first_child_for_byte_and_point(
     CursorChildIterator iterator = ts_tree_cursor_iterate_children(self);
     while (ts_tree_cursor_child_iterator_next(&iterator, &entry, &visible)) {
       Length entry_end = length_add(entry.position, ts_subtree_size(*entry.subtree));
-      bool at_goal = entry_end.bytes >= goal_byte && point_gte(entry_end.extent, goal_point);
+      bool at_goal = entry_end.bytes > goal_byte && point_gt(entry_end.extent, goal_point);
       uint32_t visible_child_count = ts_subtree_visible_child_count(*entry.subtree);
       if (at_goal) {
         if (visible) {