diff --git a/src/fe-text/gui-entry.c b/src/fe-text/gui-entry.c
index 13eba50c..7e02e156 100644
--- a/src/fe-text/gui-entry.c
+++ b/src/fe-text/gui-entry.c
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ static void entry_screenpos(void)
 		scrstart = 0;
 		scrpos = pos;
 	} else {
-		scrpos = COLS-1-promptlen;
+		scrpos = COLS/3*2-promptlen;
 		scrstart = pos-scrpos;
 	}
 }