diff --git a/tools/clang-format/clang-format.el b/tools/clang-format/clang-format.el
index 70504c9f3c0842ee5ef0ef16df4604edc2410e42..2c5546b241cc3484a6573fef8f012dcc5d86643e 100644
--- a/tools/clang-format/clang-format.el
+++ b/tools/clang-format/clang-format.el
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@
     (if mark-active
         (setq beg (region-beginning)
               end (region-end))
-      (setq beg (line-beginning-position)
-            end (line-end-position)))
+      (setq beg (min (line-beginning-position) (1- (point-max)))
+            end (min (line-end-position) (1- (point-max)))))
     (call-process-region (point-min) (point-max) binary t t nil
                          "-offset" (number-to-string (1- beg))
                          "-length" (number-to-string (- end beg))