diff --git a/src/term.c b/src/term.c
index 3c0ca77..3648df6 100644
--- a/src/term.c
+++ b/src/term.c
@@ -1763,6 +1763,7 @@
 report_term_error(char *error_msg, char_u *term)
 {
     struct builtin_term *termp;
+    int			i;
 
     mch_errmsg("\r\n");
     if (error_msg != NULL)
@@ -1787,6 +1788,10 @@
 	    mch_errmsg("\r\n");
 	}
     }
+    // Output extra 'cmdheight' line breaks to avoid that the following error
+    // message overwrites the last terminal name.
+    for (i = 1; i < p_ch; ++i)
+	mch_errmsg("\r\n");
 }
 
     static void