diff --git a/editors/sed.c b/editors/sed.c
index 4c535b1e3..13155a97e 100644
--- a/editors/sed.c
+++ b/editors/sed.c
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ static int parse_translate_cmd(sed_cmd_t * const sed_cmd, const char *cmdstr)
 		sed_cmd->translate[i * 2] = match[i];
 		sed_cmd->translate[(i * 2) + 1] = replace[i];
 	}
-	return(idx);
+	return(idx + 1);
 }
 
 static int parse_edit_cmd(sed_cmd_t *sed_cmd, const char *editstr)