diff --git a/frontend/src/ts/utils/caret.ts b/frontend/src/ts/utils/caret.ts
index 00fc1e9bb..5f3b8aa73 100644
--- a/frontend/src/ts/utils/caret.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/ts/utils/caret.ts
@@ -423,7 +423,7 @@ export class Caret {
       Config.mode === "zen"
         ? isWordRightToLeft(
             options.letter.native.textContent ?? "",
-            options.isDirectionReversed ? !baseWordIsRTL : baseWordIsRTL,
+            options.isLanguageRightToLeft,
             options.isDirectionReversed,
           )
         : baseWordIsRTL;