Index: src/text.c
===================================================================
--- src/text.c	(revision 4925)
+++ src/text.c	(working copy)
@@ -68,15 +68,14 @@
 {
     size_t orig_lenpt = 0;
 
-#ifndef NANO_TINY
-    update_undo(DEL);
-#endif
-
     assert(openfile->current != NULL && openfile->current->data != NULL && openfile->current_x <= strlen(openfile->current->data));
 
     openfile->placewewant = xplustabs();
 
     if (openfile->current->data[openfile->current_x] != '\0') {
+#ifndef NANO_TINY
+    update_undo(DEL);
+#endif		
 	int char_buf_len = parse_mbchar(openfile->current->data +
 		openfile->current_x, NULL, NULL);
 	size_t line_len = strlen(openfile->current->data +
@@ -102,6 +101,9 @@
 #endif
 	openfile->totsize--;
     } else if (openfile->current != openfile->filebot) {
+#ifndef NANO_TINY
+    add_undo(DEL);
+#endif
 	filestruct *foo = openfile->current->next;
 
 	assert(openfile->current_x == strlen(openfile->current->data));