diff --git a/kitty/screen.c b/kitty/screen.c
index 07e4a6aaa..c7899921d 100644
--- a/kitty/screen.c
+++ b/kitty/screen.c
@@ -1476,7 +1476,7 @@ screen_fake_move_cursor_to_position(Screen *self, index_type x, index_type y) {
                 break;
             }
             x += w;
-            count += w;
+            count += 1;  // zsh requires a single arrow press to move fast dualwidth chars
         }
         x = 0;
     }