diff --git a/win/tty/wintty.c b/win/tty/wintty.c
index 5cd8c5817..4d5f5ba2c 100644
--- a/win/tty/wintty.c
+++ b/win/tty/wintty.c
@@ -1677,7 +1677,7 @@ process_menu_window(winid window, struct WinDesc *cw)
                 boolean on_curr_page = FALSE;
                 int lineno = 0;
 
-                getlin("Search for:", tmpbuf);
+                tty_getlin("Search for:", tmpbuf);
                 if (!tmpbuf[0] || tmpbuf[0] == '\033')
                     break;
                 Sprintf(searchbuf, "*%s*", tmpbuf);