diff --git a/degesch.c b/degesch.c
index 8cba5da..d3e31a8 100644
--- a/degesch.c
+++ b/degesch.c
@@ -321,17 +321,15 @@ input_rl_set_prompt (void *input, char *prompt)
 	struct input_rl *self = input;
 	cstr_set (&self->prompt, prompt);
 
-	if (!self->active)
+	if (!self->active || self->prompt_shown <= 0)
 		return;
 
 	// First reset the prompt to work around a bug in readline
 	rl_set_prompt ("");
-	if (self->prompt_shown > 0)
-		rl_redisplay ();
+	rl_redisplay ();
 
 	rl_set_prompt (self->prompt);
-	if (self->prompt_shown > 0)
-		rl_redisplay ();
+	rl_redisplay ();
 }
 
 static void