diff --git a/src/fe-text/mainwindows.c b/src/fe-text/mainwindows.c
index c5fa3d25..260b4dad 100644
--- a/src/fe-text/mainwindows.c
+++ b/src/fe-text/mainwindows.c
@@ -64,19 +64,38 @@ static void mainwindow_resize(MAIN_WINDOW_REC *window, int ychange, int xchange)
 	if (ychange == 0 && !xchange) return;
 
 	window->lines = window->last_line-window->first_line+1;
+#ifdef HAVE_CURSES_WRESIZE
 	wresize(window->curses_win, window->lines, COLS);
 	mvwin(window->curses_win, window->first_line, 0);
+#else
+	delwin(window->curses_win);
+	window->curses_win = newwin(window->lines, COLS, window->first_line, 0);
+#endif
 
 	for (tmp = windows; tmp != NULL; tmp = tmp->next) {
 		WINDOW_REC *rec = tmp->data;
 
-		if (rec->gui_data != NULL && WINDOW_GUI(rec)->parent == window)
+		if (rec->gui_data != NULL &&
+		    WINDOW_GUI(rec)->parent == window)
 			gui_window_resize(rec, ychange, xchange);
 	}
 
+	gui_window_redraw(window->active);
 	signal_emit("mainwindow resized", 1, window);
 }
 
+void mainwindows_recreate(void)
+{
+	GSList *tmp;
+
+	for (tmp = mainwindows; tmp != NULL; tmp = tmp->next) {
+		MAIN_WINDOW_REC *rec = tmp->data;
+
+		rec->curses_win = newwin(rec->lines, COLS, rec->first_line, 0);
+		gui_window_redraw(rec->active);
+	}
+}
+
 MAIN_WINDOW_REC *mainwindow_create(void)
 {
 	MAIN_WINDOW_REC *rec, *parent;
diff --git a/src/fe-text/mainwindows.h b/src/fe-text/mainwindows.h
index c163c366..db4eda57 100644
--- a/src/fe-text/mainwindows.h
+++ b/src/fe-text/mainwindows.h
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ void mainwindow_destroy(MAIN_WINDOW_REC *window);
 
 void mainwindows_redraw(void);
 void mainwindows_resize(int ychange, int xchange);
+void mainwindows_recreate(void);
 
 int mainwindows_reserve_lines(int count, int up);
 
diff --git a/src/fe-text/screen.c b/src/fe-text/screen.c
index d640ddfb..4d6f101c 100644
--- a/src/fe-text/screen.c
+++ b/src/fe-text/screen.c
@@ -65,11 +65,12 @@ static void sig_winch(int p)
 	/* Resize curses terminal */
 	ychange = ws.ws_row-LINES;
 	xchange = ws.ws_col-COLS;
-#ifdef HAVE_CURSES_RESIZETERM
+#ifdef xHAVE_CURSES_RESIZETERM
 	resizeterm(ws.ws_row, ws.ws_col);
 #else
 	deinit_screen();
 	init_screen();
+	mainwindows_recreate();
 #endif
 
 	mainwindows_resize(ychange, xchange != 0);