diff --git a/src/window.c b/src/window.c
index 62a39d5..95f4a24 100644
--- a/src/window.c
+++ b/src/window.c
@@ -5523,6 +5523,7 @@
 		{
 		    EMSG(_(e_noroom));
 		    p_ch = old_p_ch;
+		    curtab->tp_ch_used = p_ch;
 		    cmdline_row = Rows - p_ch;
 		    break;
 		}