diff --git a/win/tty/topl.c b/win/tty/topl.c
index 02d0df029..1d11d90be 100644
--- a/win/tty/topl.c
+++ b/win/tty/topl.c
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ tty_doprev_message()
     winid prevmsg_win;
     int i;
 
-    if (iflags.prevmsg_window) {
+    if (iflags.prevmsg_window && !ttyDisplay->inread) {
 	prevmsg_win = create_nhwindow(NHW_MENU);
 	putstr(prevmsg_win, 0, "Message History");
 	putstr(prevmsg_win, 0, "");
diff --git a/win/tty/wintty.c b/win/tty/wintty.c
index 842bf1d4b..64e659dc6 100644
--- a/win/tty/wintty.c
+++ b/win/tty/wintty.c
@@ -2222,8 +2222,7 @@ tty_wait_synch()
 	    /* this can only happen if we were reading and got interrupted */
 	    ttyDisplay->toplin = 3;
 	    /* do this twice; 1st time gets the Quit? message again */
-	    if (!iflags.prevmsg_window)
-		(void) tty_doprev_message();
+	    (void) tty_doprev_message();
 	    (void) tty_doprev_message();
 	    ttyDisplay->intr++;
 	    (void) fflush(stdout);