diff --git a/src/screen.c b/src/screen.c
index 841dc18..e26bb44 100644
--- a/src/screen.c
+++ b/src/screen.c
@@ -10485,10 +10485,16 @@
     void
 clearmode(void)
 {
+    int save_msg_row = msg_row;
+    int save_msg_col = msg_col;
+
     msg_pos_mode();
     if (Recording)
 	recording_mode(HL_ATTR(HLF_CM));
     msg_clr_eos();
+
+    msg_col = save_msg_col;
+    msg_row = save_msg_row;
 }
 
     static void