diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/cmd/fetch.rb b/Library/Homebrew/cmd/fetch.rb
index 484f964742..9b896ada14 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/cmd/fetch.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/cmd/fetch.rb
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ module Homebrew
                 end
 
                 if previous_pending_line_count.positive?
-                  $stdout.print Tty.move_cursor_up(previous_pending_line_count)
+                  $stdout.print Tty.move_cursor_up_beginning(previous_pending_line_count)
                   $stdout.flush
                 end
 
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/utils/tty.rb b/Library/Homebrew/utils/tty.rb
index 9071c00ef6..a539e37b5b 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/utils/tty.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/utils/tty.rb
@@ -56,6 +56,11 @@ module Tty
       "\033[#{line_count}A"
     end
 
+    sig { params(line_count: Integer).returns(String) }
+    def move_cursor_up_beginning(line_count)
+      "\033[#{line_count}F"
+    end
+
     sig { params(line_count: Integer).returns(String) }
     def move_cursor_down(line_count)
       "\033[#{line_count}B"