diff --git a/plugins/clang/clangsupport.cpp b/plugins/clang/clangsupport.cpp
--- a/plugins/clang/clangsupport.cpp
+++ b/plugins/clang/clangsupport.cpp
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@
         return {{}, KTextEditor::Range::invalid()};
 
     KTextEditor::Range wordRange = ClangUtils::rangeForIncludePathSpec(line, pair.second);
-    if (!wordRange.isValid()) {
+    if (!wordRange.isValid() || !wordRange.contains(position)) {
         return {{}, KTextEditor::Range::invalid()};
     }