diff --git a/lib/jay_flavored_markdown/markdown_converter.rb b/lib/jay_flavored_markdown/markdown_converter.rb
index 631c247..ce1b05d 100644
--- a/lib/jay_flavored_markdown/markdown_converter.rb
+++ b/lib/jay_flavored_markdown/markdown_converter.rb
@@ -830,7 +830,7 @@ def paragraph_position(str)
     #                         ^
     # Example2: " (A) This is ...."
     #                ^
-    if /(\A\s*([^\s]+ ::|\(.+\)) +)/ =~ str
+    if /(\A\s*([^\s]+ ::|\(.*?\)) +)/ =~ str
       return str_mb_width($1)
     else
       return 0