diff --git a/core/strings/strings.odin b/core/strings/strings.odin
index d01be7989..8e774b367 100644
--- a/core/strings/strings.odin
+++ b/core/strings/strings.odin
@@ -1804,7 +1804,7 @@ fields_iterator :: proc(s: ^string) -> (field: string, ok: bool) {
 		return "", false
 	}
 
-	field = s[:len(s)]
+	field = s[start:]
 	ok = true
 	s^ = s[len(s):]
 	return