:: commit 7ad45e8daf6e2c4ff5d62207383abdafaf4aa072

diff --git a/stage23/drivers/vga_textmode.s2.c b/stage23/drivers/vga_textmode.s2.c
index 075a5dda..d48c6ea9 100644
--- a/stage23/drivers/vga_textmode.s2.c
+++ b/stage23/drivers/vga_textmode.s2.c
@@ -242,10 +242,18 @@ void text_move_character(size_t new_x, size_t new_y, size_t old_x, size_t old_y)
 void text_set_cursor_pos(size_t x, size_t y) {
     clear_cursor();
     if (x >= VD_COLS / 2) {
-        x = VD_COLS / 2 - 1;
+        if ((int)x < 0) {
+            x = 0;
+        } else {
+            x = VD_COLS / 2 - 1;
+        }
     }
     if (y >= VD_ROWS) {
-        y = VD_ROWS - 1;
+        if ((int)y < 0) {
+            y = 0;
+        } else {
+            y = VD_ROWS - 1;
+        }
     }
     cursor_offset = y * VD_COLS + x * 2;
     draw_cursor();
diff --git a/stage23/lib/gterm.c b/stage23/lib/gterm.c
index 5c3804f1..ca2310b0 100644
--- a/stage23/lib/gterm.c
+++ b/stage23/lib/gterm.c
@@ -416,10 +416,18 @@ bool gterm_disable_cursor(void) {
 void gterm_set_cursor_pos(size_t x, size_t y) {
     clear_cursor();
     if (x >= cols) {
-        x = cols - 1;
+        if ((int)x < 0) {
+            x = 0;
+        } else {
+            x = cols - 1;
+        }
     }
     if (y >= rows) {
-        y = rows - 1;
+        if ((int)y < 0) {
+            y = 0;
+        } else {
+            y = rows - 1;
+        }
     }
     cursor_x = x;
     cursor_y = y;