diff --git a/src/editor/edit.c b/src/editor/edit.c
index fadbe2623..8c6a2b2d5 100644
--- a/src/editor/edit.c
+++ b/src/editor/edit.c
@@ -2946,7 +2946,8 @@ edit_execute_cmd (WEdit * edit, unsigned long command, int char_for_insertion)
     {
         if (edit->overwrite)
         {
-            if (edit_get_byte (edit, edit->curs1) != '\n')
+            /* remove char only one time, after input first byte, multibyte chars */
+            if ((!utf8_display || edit->charpoint == 0) && edit_get_byte (edit, edit->curs1) != '\n')
                 edit_delete (edit, 0);
         }
         if (option_cursor_beyond_eol && edit->over_col > 0)