diff --git a/src/window.c b/src/window.c
index 09067b0..cc9c217 100644
--- a/src/window.c
+++ b/src/window.c
@@ -5057,8 +5057,9 @@
 
 		// If there already is an entry with "wi_win" set to NULL it
 		// must be removed, it would never be used.
+		// Skip "wip" itself, otherwise Coverity complains.
 		for (wip2 = buf->b_wininfo; wip2 != NULL; wip2 = wip2->wi_next)
-		    if (wip2->wi_win == NULL)
+		    if (wip2 != wip && wip2->wi_win == NULL)
 		    {
 			if (wip2->wi_next != NULL)
 			    wip2->wi_next->wi_prev = wip2->wi_prev;