diff --git a/AppKit/CPTextView/CPTextView.j b/AppKit/CPTextView/CPTextView.j
index 6d3623103..39c4d83d0 100644
--- a/AppKit/CPTextView/CPTextView.j
+++ b/AppKit/CPTextView/CPTextView.j
@@ -945,9 +945,10 @@ var kDelegateRespondsTo_textShouldBeginEditing
             rangeToHide = CPMakeRange(0, _selectionRange.location - lineBeginningIndex),
             dragPlaceholder;
         
+        // hide the left part of the first line of the selection that is not included
         [placeholderString addAttribute:CPForegroundColorAttributeName
                                   value:[CPColor colorWithRed:1 green:1 blue:1 alpha:0]
-                                  range:CPMakeRangeCopy(rangeToHide)];
+                                  range:rangeToHide];
         
         _movingSelection = CPMakeRange(_startTrackingLocation, 0);