diff --git a/src/window.c b/src/window.c
index f4dea1d..a94245a 100644
--- a/src/window.c
+++ b/src/window.c
@@ -5660,7 +5660,12 @@
     if (wp->w_height > 0)
     {
 	if (wp == curwin)
-	    validate_cursor();		/* w_wrow needs to be valid */
+	    /* w_wrow needs to be valid. When setting 'laststatus' this may
+	     * call win_new_height() recursively. */
+	    validate_cursor();
+	if (wp->w_height != prev_height)
+	    return;  /* Recursive call already changed the size, bail out here
+			to avoid the following to mess things up. */
 	if (wp->w_wrow != wp->w_prev_fraction_row)
 	    set_fraction(wp);
     }