diff --git a/collects/framework/private/color.rkt b/collects/framework/private/color.rkt
index b850d9b69a..91e8ac8b7f 100644
--- a/collects/framework/private/color.rkt
+++ b/collects/framework/private/color.rkt
@@ -638,7 +638,8 @@ added get-regions
                                    (if (is-a? color color%)
                                        color
                                        (if color mismatch-color (get-match-color)))
-                                   (= caret-pos (+ start-pos start)))])
+                                   (= caret-pos (+ start-pos start))
+                                   'low)])
         (set! clear-old-locations
               (let ([old clear-old-locations])
                 (λ ()