diff --git a/win/tty/wintty.c b/win/tty/wintty.c
index 09fe76470..c7e7e290a 100644
--- a/win/tty/wintty.c
+++ b/win/tty/wintty.c
@@ -4211,11 +4211,15 @@ int x, y;
                 text++;
             }
         }
-    } else {
-        /* Now we're truncating */
-        if (truncation_expected)
-            ; /* but we knew in advance */
     }
+#if 0
+    else {
+        if (truncation_expected) {
+        /* Now we're truncating */
+            ; /* but we knew in advance */
+        }
+    }
+#endif
 }
 
 /* caller must set cond_shrinklvl (0..2) before calling us */