diff --git a/st.c b/st.c
index 9cfa547..dae7b91 100644
--- a/st.c
+++ b/st.c
@@ -670,7 +670,6 @@ void
 ttynew(char *line, char *out, char **args)
 {
 	int m, s;
-	struct winsize w = {term.row, term.col, 0, 0};
 
 	if (out) {
 		term.mode |= MODE_PRINT;
@@ -691,7 +690,7 @@ ttynew(char *line, char *out, char **args)
 	}
 
 	/* seems to work fine on linux, openbsd and freebsd */
-	if (openpty(&m, &s, NULL, NULL, &w) < 0)
+	if (openpty(&m, &s, NULL, NULL, NULL) < 0)
 		die("openpty failed: %s\n", strerror(errno));
 
 	switch (pid = fork()) {
diff --git a/x.c b/x.c
index e5b236d..7bfa1b7 100644
--- a/x.c
+++ b/x.c
@@ -276,7 +276,6 @@ zoomabs(const Arg *arg)
 	xunloadfonts();
 	xloadfonts(usedfont, arg->f);
 	cresize(0, 0);
-	ttyresize(win.tw, win.th);
 	redraw();
 	xhints();
 }
@@ -695,6 +694,7 @@ cresize(int width, int height)
 
 	tresize(col, row);
 	xresize(col, row);
+	ttyresize(win.tw, win.th);
 }
 
 void
@@ -1794,7 +1794,6 @@ resize(XEvent *e)
 		return;
 
 	cresize(e->xconfigure.width, e->xconfigure.height);
-	ttyresize(win.tw, win.th);
 }
 
 void
@@ -1823,9 +1822,8 @@ run(void)
 		}
 	} while (ev.type != MapNotify);
 
-	cresize(w, h);
 	ttynew(opt_line, opt_io, opt_cmd);
-	ttyresize(win.tw, win.th);
+	cresize(w, h);
 
 	clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, &last);
 	lastblink = last;