diff --git a/TerminalFrontend.cc b/TerminalFrontend.cc
index d1b3ec8..94ac0c8 100644
--- a/TerminalFrontend.cc
+++ b/TerminalFrontend.cc
@@ -43,7 +43,9 @@ TerminalFrontend::Init(int &argc, char **argv, Editor &ed)
 	// Enable 8-bit meta key sequences (Alt/ESC-prefix handling in terminals)
 	meta(stdscr, TRUE);
 	// Make ESC key sequences resolve quickly so ESC+<key> works as meta
-#ifdef set_escdelay
+	// set_escdelay is an ncurses extension function (not a macro), so test for
+	// ncurses itself rather than `#ifdef set_escdelay`, which is always false.
+#if defined(NCURSES_VERSION)
 	set_escdelay(TerminalFrontend::kEscDelayMs);
 #endif
 	// Make getch() block briefly instead of busy-looping; reduces CPU when idle
diff --git a/TerminalInputHandler.cc b/TerminalInputHandler.cc
index d4e0d27..5fbfa81 100644
--- a/TerminalInputHandler.cc
+++ b/TerminalInputHandler.cc
@@ -165,9 +165,10 @@ map_key_to_command(const int ch,
 		out            = {true, CommandId::DeleteChar, "", 0};
 		return true;
 	case KEY_RESIZE:
-		k_prefix = false;
-		k_ctrl_pending = false;
-		out            = {true, CommandId::Refresh, "", 0};
+		// TerminalFrontend::Step picks up the new size before the next draw.
+		// Refresh is the C-g cancel handler, so issuing it here would clear the
+		// mark and cancel open prompts on every window resize.
+		out.hasCommand = false;
 		return true;
 	default:
 		break;