diff --git a/libs/ardour/playlist.cc b/libs/ardour/playlist.cc
index d2e46174cc..c8ecb7347b 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/playlist.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/playlist.cc
@@ -1285,7 +1285,7 @@ Playlist::cut (timepos_t const & start, timecnt_t const & cnt)
 
 	{
 		RegionWriteLock rlock (this);
-		partition_internal (start, (start+cnt).decrement(), true, rlock.thawlist);
+		partition_internal (start, start+cnt, true, rlock.thawlist);
 	}
 
 	return the_copy;