diff --git a/lib/ace/edit_session.js b/lib/ace/edit_session.js
index 7d8062cd..eeb9feef 100644
--- a/lib/ace/edit_session.js
+++ b/lib/ace/edit_session.js
@@ -1151,6 +1151,10 @@ var EditSession = function(text, mode) {
                 column: column
             };
         }
+
+        var rowData = this.$documentToScreenRow(row, column);
+        var screenRow = rowData[0];
+
         if (row >= this.getLength()) {
             return {
                 row: screenRow,
@@ -1160,11 +1164,8 @@ var EditSession = function(text, mode) {
 
         var split;
         var wrapRowData = this.$wrapData[row];
-        var screenRow, screenRowOffset;
         var screenColumn;
-        var rowData = this.$documentToScreenRow(row, column);
-        screenRow = rowData[0];
-        screenRowOffset = rowData[1];
+        var screenRowOffset = rowData[1];
 
         str = this.getLine(row).substring(
                 wrapRowData[screenRowOffset - 1] || 0,  column);
@@ -1191,4 +1192,4 @@ var EditSession = function(text, mode) {
 }).call(EditSession.prototype);
 
 exports.EditSession = EditSession;
-});
+});
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