diff --git a/lisp/progmodes/eglot.el b/lisp/progmodes/eglot.el
index d5a4ca096f3..2b901ed7875 100644
--- a/lisp/progmodes/eglot.el
+++ b/lisp/progmodes/eglot.el
@@ -4738,7 +4738,7 @@ lock machinery calls us again."
   (cond ((and (eq (plist-get eglot--semtok-cache :documentVersion)
                   eglot--versioned-identifier)
               (and (<= (plist-get eglot--semtok-cache :from) beg)
-                   (<= beg (plist-get eglot--semtok-cache :to))))
+                   (<= end (plist-get eglot--semtok-cache :to))))
          (eglot--semtok-font-lock-1 beg end))
         (t
          (eglot--semtok-font-lock-2 beg end)