src/nnn.c | 5 +++--

diff --git a/src/nnn.c b/src/nnn.c
index f0efa2dc9de3dac99e91e9c684b5d1b54f63dff0..b713a472acbb46c91bc2a2132d24fc75528d4d88 100644
--- a/src/nnn.c
+++ b/src/nnn.c
@@ -7077,10 +7077,11 @@ 		default:
 			if (xlines != LINES || xcols != COLS)
 				continue;
 
-			if (idletimeout && idle == idletimeout)
+			if (idletimeout && idle == idletimeout) {
 				lock_terminal(); /* Locker */
+				idle = 0;
+			}
 
-			idle = 0;
 			if (ndents)
 				copycurname();