diff --git a/src/terminal/terminal.c b/src/terminal/terminal.c
index ef26def6..b22ecd9c 100644
--- a/src/terminal/terminal.c
+++ b/src/terminal/terminal.c
@@ -119,10 +119,7 @@ destroy_terminal(struct terminal *term)
 	bookmark_auto_save_tabs(term);
 #endif
 
-	if (term->textarea_data) {
-		done_textarea_data(term->textarea_data);
-		term->textarea_data = NULL;
-	}
+	free_textarea_data(term);
 
 	/* delete_window doesn't update term->current_tab, but it
 	   calls redraw_terminal, which requires term->current_tab
diff --git a/src/viewer/text/textarea.c b/src/viewer/text/textarea.c
index 784929cf..bd89c374 100644
--- a/src/viewer/text/textarea.c
+++ b/src/viewer/text/textarea.c
@@ -599,13 +599,22 @@ init_textarea_data(struct terminal *term, struct form_state *fs,
 	return td;
 }
 
-void
+static void
 done_textarea_data(struct textarea_data *td)
 {
 	mem_free(td->fn);
 	mem_free(td);
 }
 
+void
+free_textarea_data(struct terminal *term)
+{
+	assert(term);
+
+	if (term->textarea_data)
+		done_textarea_data(term->textarea_data);
+}
+
 void
 textarea_edit(int op, struct terminal *term_, struct form_state *fs_,
 	      struct document_view *doc_view_, struct link *link_)
diff --git a/src/viewer/text/textarea.h b/src/viewer/text/textarea.h
index 865fa9d5..cd7b6a6e 100644
--- a/src/viewer/text/textarea.h
+++ b/src/viewer/text/textarea.h
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ int area_cursor(struct form_control *fc, struct form_state *fs);
 void draw_textarea(struct terminal *term, struct form_state *fs, struct document_view *doc_view, struct link *link);
 unsigned char *encode_textarea(struct submitted_value *sv);
 
-void done_textarea_data(struct textarea_data *td);
+void free_textarea_data(struct terminal *term);
 void textarea_edit(int, struct terminal *, struct form_state *, struct document_view *, struct link *);
 void menu_textarea_edit(struct terminal *term, void *xxx, void *ses_);