diff --git a/src/drawscreen.c b/src/drawscreen.c
index 852d331..5fb37a9 100644
--- a/src/drawscreen.c
+++ b/src/drawscreen.c
@@ -1537,7 +1537,7 @@
 
     // Make sure skipcol is valid, it depends on various options and the window
     // width.
-    if (wp->w_skipcol > 0)
+    if (wp->w_skipcol > 0 && wp->w_width > win_col_off(wp))
     {
 	int w = 0;
 	int width1 = wp->w_width - win_col_off(wp);