diff --git a/src/fe-text/statusbar.c b/src/fe-text/statusbar.c
index ec621064..c8c9c14d 100644
--- a/src/fe-text/statusbar.c
+++ b/src/fe-text/statusbar.c
@@ -955,7 +955,7 @@ void statusbar_redraw_dirty(void)
 {
 	GSList *tmp;
 
-	if (statusbar_recreate_items) {
+	if (statusbar_need_recreate_items) {
 		statusbar_need_recreate_items = FALSE;
 		statusbars_recreate_items();
 	}