diff --git a/drivers/video/console/fbcon_rotate.h b/drivers/video/console/fbcon_rotate.h
index 75be5ce53dc..e233444cda6 100644
--- a/drivers/video/console/fbcon_rotate.h
+++ b/drivers/video/console/fbcon_rotate.h
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ static inline void rotate_ud(const char *in, char *out, u32 width, u32 height)
 	width = (width + 7) & ~7;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < height; i++) {
-		for (j = 0; j < width; j++) {
+		for (j = 0; j < width - shift; j++) {
 			if (pattern_test_bit(j, i, width, in))
 				pattern_set_bit(width - (1 + j + shift),
 						height - (1 + i),