diff --git a/src/ex_getln.c b/src/ex_getln.c
index c42abe9..c7a6d85 100644
--- a/src/ex_getln.c
+++ b/src/ex_getln.c
@@ -3337,10 +3337,17 @@
     void
 redrawcmdline(void)
 {
+    redrawcmdline_ex(TRUE);
+}
+
+    void
+redrawcmdline_ex(int do_compute_cmdrow)
+{
     if (cmd_silent)
 	return;
     need_wait_return = FALSE;
-    compute_cmdrow();
+    if (do_compute_cmdrow)
+	compute_cmdrow();
     redrawcmd();
     cursorcmd();
 }