diff --git a/gtk/a11y/gtkentryaccessible.c b/gtk/a11y/gtkentryaccessible.c
index d66d988a68..450194ca19 100644
--- a/gtk/a11y/gtkentryaccessible.c
+++ b/gtk/a11y/gtkentryaccessible.c
@@ -1433,7 +1433,7 @@ delete_text_cb (GtkEditable *editable,
   g_signal_emit_by_name (accessible,
                          "text-changed::delete",
                          start,
-                         end);
+                         end - start);
 }
 
 static gboolean