diff --git a/ksw2_extd2_sse.c b/ksw2_extd2_sse.c
index 162e9e2..8f96eb3 100644
--- a/ksw2_extd2_sse.c
+++ b/ksw2_extd2_sse.c
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ void ksw_extd2_sse(void *km, int qlen, const uint8_t *query, int tlen, const uin
 			} else H[0] = v8[0] - qe, max_H = H[0], max_t = 0; // special casing r==0
 			// update ez
 			if (en0 == tlen - 1 && H[en0] > ez->mte)
-				ez->mte = H[en0], ez->mte_q = r - en;
+				ez->mte = H[en0], ez->mte_q = r - en0;
 			if (r - st0 == qlen - 1 && H[st0] > ez->mqe)
 				ez->mqe = H[st0], ez->mqe_t = st0;
 			if (ksw_apply_zdrop(ez, 1, max_H, r, max_t, zdrop, e2)) break;
diff --git a/ksw2_exts2_sse.c b/ksw2_exts2_sse.c
index 4157e38..552a855 100644
--- a/ksw2_exts2_sse.c
+++ b/ksw2_exts2_sse.c
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ void ksw_exts2_sse(void *km, int qlen, const uint8_t *query, int tlen, const uin
 			} else H[0] = v8[0] - qe, max_H = H[0], max_t = 0; // special casing r==0
 			// update ez
 			if (en0 == tlen - 1 && H[en0] > ez->mte)
-				ez->mte = H[en0], ez->mte_q = r - en;
+				ez->mte = H[en0], ez->mte_q = r - en0;
 			if (r - st0 == qlen - 1 && H[st0] > ez->mqe)
 				ez->mqe = H[st0], ez->mqe_t = st0;
 			if (ksw_apply_zdrop(ez, 1, max_H, r, max_t, zdrop, 0)) break;
diff --git a/ksw2_extz2_sse.c b/ksw2_extz2_sse.c
index ad19131..a2154fe 100644
--- a/ksw2_extz2_sse.c
+++ b/ksw2_extz2_sse.c
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ void ksw_extz2_sse(void *km, int qlen, const uint8_t *query, int tlen, const uin
 			} else H[0] = v8[0] - qe - qe, max_H = H[0], max_t = 0; // special casing r==0
 			// update ez
 			if (en0 == tlen - 1 && H[en0] > ez->mte)
-				ez->mte = H[en0], ez->mte_q = r - en;
+				ez->mte = H[en0], ez->mte_q = r - en0;
 			if (r - st0 == qlen - 1 && H[st0] > ez->mqe)
 				ez->mqe = H[st0], ez->mqe_t = st0;
 			if (ksw_apply_zdrop(ez, 1, max_H, r, max_t, zdrop, e)) break;