diff --git a/lib/tty/tty-ncurses.c b/lib/tty/tty-ncurses.c
index 5abb14d65..6d1378bfc 100644
--- a/lib/tty/tty-ncurses.c
+++ b/lib/tty/tty-ncurses.c
@@ -75,6 +75,33 @@
 /*** file scope functions ************************************************************************/
 /* --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 
+/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
+static void
+tty_setup_sigwinch (void (*handler) (int))
+{
+#if (NCURSES_VERSION_MAJOR >= 4) && defined (SIGWINCH)
+    struct sigaction act, oact;
+    act.sa_handler = handler;
+    sigemptyset (&act.sa_mask);
+    act.sa_flags = 0;
+#ifdef SA_RESTART
+    act.sa_flags |= SA_RESTART;
+#endif /* SA_RESTART */
+    sigaction (SIGWINCH, &act, &oact);
+#endif /* SIGWINCH */
+}
+
+/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
+void
+sigwinch_handler (int dummy)
+{
+    (void) dummy;
+
+    mc_global.tty.winch_flag = TRUE;
+}
+
 /* --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 /*** public functions ****************************************************************************/
 /* --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
@@ -175,6 +202,8 @@ tty_init (gboolean slow, gboolean ugly_lines, gboolean mouse_enable, gboolean is
     noecho ();
     keypad (stdscr, TRUE);
     nodelay (stdscr, FALSE);
+
+    tty_setup_sigwinch (sigwinch_handler);
 }
 
 /* --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
@@ -488,23 +517,6 @@ tty_refresh (void)
 
 /* --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 
-void
-tty_setup_sigwinch (void (*handler) (int))
-{
-#if (NCURSES_VERSION_MAJOR >= 4) && defined (SIGWINCH)
-    struct sigaction act, oact;
-    act.sa_handler = handler;
-    sigemptyset (&act.sa_mask);
-    act.sa_flags = 0;
-#ifdef SA_RESTART
-    act.sa_flags |= SA_RESTART;
-#endif /* SA_RESTART */
-    sigaction (SIGWINCH, &act, &oact);
-#endif /* SIGWINCH */
-}
-
-/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
-
 void
 tty_beep (void)
 {
diff --git a/lib/tty/tty-slang.c b/lib/tty/tty-slang.c
index 1653068c7..f09214144 100644
--- a/lib/tty/tty-slang.c
+++ b/lib/tty/tty-slang.c
@@ -132,6 +132,34 @@ static const struct
 /*** file scope functions ************************************************************************/
 /* --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 
+static void
+tty_setup_sigwinch (void (*handler) (int))
+{
+#ifdef SIGWINCH
+    struct sigaction act, oact;
+    act.sa_handler = handler;
+    sigemptyset (&act.sa_mask);
+    act.sa_flags = 0;
+#ifdef SA_RESTART
+    act.sa_flags |= SA_RESTART;
+#endif /* SA_RESTART */
+    sigaction (SIGWINCH, &act, &oact);
+#endif /* SIGWINCH */
+}
+
+/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
+static void
+sigwinch_handler (int dummy)
+{
+    (void) dummy;
+
+    tty_change_screen_size ();
+    mc_global.tty.winch_flag = TRUE;
+}
+
+/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
 /* HP Terminals have capabilities (pfkey, pfloc, pfx) to program function keys.
    elm 2.4pl15 invoked with the -K option utilizes these softkeys and the
    consequence is that function keys don't work in MC sometimes...
@@ -318,6 +346,8 @@ tty_init (gboolean slow, gboolean ugly_lines, gboolean mouse_enable, gboolean is
     do_enter_ca_mode ();
     tty_keypad (TRUE);
     tty_nodelay (FALSE);
+
+    tty_setup_sigwinch (sigwinch_handler);
 }
 
 /* --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
@@ -690,23 +720,6 @@ tty_refresh (void)
 
 /* --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 
-void
-tty_setup_sigwinch (void (*handler) (int))
-{
-#ifdef SIGWINCH
-    struct sigaction act, oact;
-    act.sa_handler = handler;
-    sigemptyset (&act.sa_mask);
-    act.sa_flags = 0;
-#ifdef SA_RESTART
-    act.sa_flags |= SA_RESTART;
-#endif /* SA_RESTART */
-    sigaction (SIGWINCH, &act, &oact);
-#endif /* SIGWINCH */
-}
-
-/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
-
 void
 tty_beep (void)
 {
diff --git a/lib/tty/tty.c b/lib/tty/tty.c
index 51277dfe0..cb482791d 100644
--- a/lib/tty/tty.c
+++ b/lib/tty/tty.c
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ tty_resize (int fd)
 /* --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 
 void
-tty_low_level_change_screen_size (void)
+tty_change_screen_size (void)
 {
 #if defined(HAVE_SLANG) || NCURSES_VERSION_MAJOR >= 4
 #if defined TIOCGWINSZ
diff --git a/lib/tty/tty.h b/lib/tty/tty.h
index 13a839bc0..fed54051c 100644
--- a/lib/tty/tty.h
+++ b/lib/tty/tty.h
@@ -134,9 +134,7 @@ extern void tty_fill_region (int y, int x, int rows, int cols, unsigned char ch)
 
 extern int tty_resize (int fd);
 extern void tty_refresh (void);
-extern void tty_setup_sigwinch (void (*handler) (int));
-extern void tty_low_level_change_screen_size (void);
-
+extern void tty_change_screen_size (void);
 
 extern int mc_tty_normalize_lines_char (const char *);
 
diff --git a/lib/widget/dialog-switch.c b/lib/widget/dialog-switch.c
index f4ae9e86c..5fb5c8387 100644
--- a/lib/widget/dialog-switch.c
+++ b/lib/widget/dialog-switch.c
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ dialog_change_screen_size (void)
     tty_noraw_mode ();
     tty_reset_screen ();
 #endif
-    tty_low_level_change_screen_size ();
+    tty_change_screen_size ();
 #ifdef HAVE_SLANG
     /* XSI Curses spec states that portable applications shall not invoke
      * initscr() more than once.  This kludge could be done within the scope
diff --git a/src/filemanager/layout.c b/src/filemanager/layout.c
index ce9b2579d..f2ee0a688 100644
--- a/src/filemanager/layout.c
+++ b/src/filemanager/layout.c
@@ -722,18 +722,6 @@ setup_panels (void)
 
 /* --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 
-void
-sigwinch_handler (int dummy)
-{
-    (void) dummy;
-#if !(defined(USE_NCURSES) || defined(USE_NCURSESW))    /* don't do malloc in a signal handler */
-    tty_low_level_change_screen_size ();
-#endif
-    mc_global.tty.winch_flag = TRUE;
-}
-
-/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
-
 void
 use_dash (gboolean flag)
 {
diff --git a/src/filemanager/layout.h b/src/filemanager/layout.h
index 89a1f698e..0e778d7f2 100644
--- a/src/filemanager/layout.h
+++ b/src/filemanager/layout.h
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ void layout_change (void);
 void layout_box (void);
 void setup_panels (void);
 void destroy_panels (void);
-void sigwinch_handler (int dummy);
 void set_display_type (int num, panel_view_mode_t type);
 void panel_update_cols (Widget * widget, panel_display_t frame_size);
 void swap_panels (void);
diff --git a/src/filemanager/midnight.c b/src/filemanager/midnight.c
index 7f92ea0e5..b6347ff53 100644
--- a/src/filemanager/midnight.c
+++ b/src/filemanager/midnight.c
@@ -829,8 +829,6 @@ setup_mc (void)
         add_select_channel (mc_global.tty.subshell_pty, load_prompt, 0);
 #endif /* !HAVE_SUBSHELL_SUPPORT */
 
-    tty_setup_sigwinch (sigwinch_handler);
-
     if ((tty_baudrate () < 9600) || tty_is_slow ())
         verbose = 0;
 }