diff --git a/src/prompt.c b/src/prompt.c
index 6f26a171..b1786263 100644
--- a/src/prompt.c
+++ b/src/prompt.c
@@ -407,6 +407,12 @@ void draw_the_promptbar(void)
 
 	wattroff(bottomwin, interface_color_pair[PROMPT_BAR]);
 
+	/* Work around a cursor-misplacement bug -- https://sv.gnu.org/bugs/?59808. */
+	if (ISSET(NO_HELP)) {
+		wmove(bottomwin, 0, 0);
+		wrefresh(bottomwin);
+	}
+
 	/* Place the cursor at the right spot. */
 	column = base + wideness(answer, typing_x);
 	wmove(bottomwin, 0, column - get_statusbar_page_start(base, column));