diff --git a/src/search.c b/src/search.c
index 2a5e11c5..cec46f3e 100644
--- a/src/search.c
+++ b/src/search.c
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ int findnextstr(const char *needle, bool whole_word_only, int modus,
 		light_to_col = wideness(line->data, found_x + found_len);
 		if (!ISSET(SHOW_CURSOR))
 			hide_cursor = TRUE;
-		refresh_needed = TRUE;
+		edit_refresh();
 	}
 #endif