diff --git a/text_processing/src/line_break.rs b/text_processing/src/line_break.rs
index 258bb50c..505cd4f5 100644
--- a/text_processing/src/line_break.rs
+++ b/text_processing/src/line_break.rs
@@ -670,6 +670,9 @@ impl<'a> Iterator for LineBreakCandidateIter<'a> {
                 self.iter.next();
                 return self.next();
             }
+            _ if next_char.is_none() => {
+                return None;
+            }
             _ => {
                 *pos += grapheme.len();
                 return Some((*pos - grapheme.len(), BreakAllowed));