diff --git a/src/winio.c b/src/winio.c
index ac70e7ab..5fc1a7ca 100644
--- a/src/winio.c
+++ b/src/winio.c
@@ -2384,6 +2384,9 @@ void draw_scrollbar(void)
 		sup = last_lineno - 1;
 	}
 
+	if (openfile->filebot->lineno <= editwinrows)
+		werase(scrollbarwin);
+	else
 	for (int current_lineno = 0; current_lineno < editwinrows; current_lineno++) {
 		style = (current_lineno >= inf && current_lineno <= sup) ?
 			interface_color_pair[SCROLL_BAR]^A_REVERSE : interface_color_pair[SCROLL_BAR];