diff --git a/jcl/source/common/JclAnsiStrings.pas b/jcl/source/common/JclAnsiStrings.pas
index 97492643cd..426d68f1eb 100644
--- a/jcl/source/common/JclAnsiStrings.pas
+++ b/jcl/source/common/JclAnsiStrings.pas
@@ -948,7 +948,7 @@ procedure TJclAnsiStrings.SetDelimitedText(const Value, ADelimiter: AnsiString;
       QuoteCharCount := 0;
       LastStart := Index + 1;
     end;
-    if (Index = ValueLength) and (LastStart < ValueLength) then
+    if (Index = ValueLength) and (LastStart <= ValueLength) then
     begin
       if StrictDelimiter then
         Add(Copy(Value, LastStart, ValueLength - LastStart + 1))