diff --git a/src/monmove.c b/src/monmove.c
index 8fc93b745..cae22b8b5 100644
--- a/src/monmove.c
+++ b/src/monmove.c
@@ -271,6 +271,8 @@ boolean fleemsg;
         }
         mtmp->mflee = 1;
     }
+    /* ignore recently-stepped spaces when made to flee */
+    memset(mtmp->mtrack, MTSZ, sizeof(coord));
 }
 
 STATIC_OVL void