diff --git a/_pytest/terminal.py b/_pytest/terminal.py
index 92bf172cb..7a18b94a7 100644
--- a/_pytest/terminal.py
+++ b/_pytest/terminal.py
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ class TerminalReporter:
         """
         erase = markup.pop('erase', False)
         if erase:
-            fill_count = self.writer.fullwidth - len(line)
+            fill_count = self.writer.fullwidth - len(line) - 1
             fill = ' ' * fill_count
         else:
             fill = ''
diff --git a/testing/test_terminal.py b/testing/test_terminal.py
index 1ee506688..fd68ae637 100644
--- a/testing/test_terminal.py
+++ b/testing/test_terminal.py
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ class TestTerminal(object):
         tr.writer.fullwidth = 10
         tr.write('hello')
         tr.rewrite('hey', erase=True)
-        assert f.getvalue() == 'hello' + '\r' + 'hey' + (7 * ' ')
+        assert f.getvalue() == 'hello' + '\r' + 'hey' + (6 * ' ')
 
 
 class TestCollectonly(object):