1 files changed, 3 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/editor.c b/editor.c
index 71547674ab..f079abbf11 100644
--- a/editor.c
+++ b/editor.c
@@ -96,10 +96,10 @@ static int launch_specified_editor(const char *editor, const char *path,
 
 		if (print_waiting_for_editor && !is_terminal_dumb())
 			/*
-			 * Go back to the beginning and erase the entire line to
-			 * avoid wasting the vertical space.
+			 * Erase the entire line to avoid wasting the
+			 * vertical space.
 			 */
-			fputs("\r\033[K", stderr);
+			term_clear_line();
 	}
 
 	if (!buffer)