diff --git a/init.el b/init.el
index da66494..0ce17c9 100644
--- a/init.el
+++ b/init.el
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ If there is only whitespace between point and the beginning of the current line,
 delete N characters worth of tabs, rounding up.  For example, if N is 2 and
 `tab-width' is 4, delete one tab.  If `indent-tabs-mode' is nil, instead delete
 `tab-width' spaces.  In this case, deletion stops at the beginning of the
-current line.
+current line unless point is at the beginning of a line.
 
 If point is anywhere else on the line, delete N characters.
 
@@ -338,8 +338,10 @@ If KILLFLAG is non-nil, save the deleted text to the kill ring."
                   (backward-prefix-chars)
                   (>= (point) start))))
             (count-chars-for-delete-tab ()
-              (min (* (ceiling n tab-width) (if indent-tabs-mode 1 tab-width))
-                   (- (point) (pos-bol)))))
+              (if (bolp)
+                  1
+                (min (* (ceiling n tab-width) (if indent-tabs-mode 1 tab-width))
+                     (- (point) (pos-bol))))))
     (if (not (only-indentation-p))
         (delete-char (- n) killflag)
       (delete-char (- (count-chars-for-delete-tab)) killflag))))