diff --git a/screen.cpp b/screen.cpp
index 8955059cd..d02fc438a 100644
--- a/screen.cpp
+++ b/screen.cpp
@@ -1098,7 +1098,7 @@ static screen_layout_t compute_layout(screen_t *s,
     size_t left_prompt_width = left_prompt_layout.last_line_width;
     size_t right_prompt_width = right_prompt_layout.last_line_width;
 
-    if (left_prompt_layout.max_line_width >= screen_width)
+    if (left_prompt_layout.max_line_width > screen_width)
     {
         /* If we have a multi-line prompt, see if the longest line fits; if not neuter the whole left prompt */
         left_prompt = L"> ";