diff --git a/src/engine-gpgsm.c b/src/engine-gpgsm.c
index cee20e31..a7888ca5 100644
--- a/src/engine-gpgsm.c
+++ b/src/engine-gpgsm.c
@@ -837,7 +837,7 @@ status_handler (void *opaque, int fd)
 	      else
 		{
 		  *aline = newline;
-		  gpgsm->colon.attic.linesize += linelen + 1;
+		  gpgsm->colon.attic.linesize = *alinelen + linelen + 1;
 		}
 	    }
 	  if (!err)
diff --git a/src/engine-uiserver.c b/src/engine-uiserver.c
index bd140f90..350b609f 100644
--- a/src/engine-uiserver.c
+++ b/src/engine-uiserver.c
@@ -698,7 +698,7 @@ status_handler (void *opaque, int fd)
 	      else
 		{
 		  *aline = newline;
-		  uiserver->colon.attic.linesize += linelen + 1;
+		  uiserver->colon.attic.linesize = *alinelen + linelen + 1;
 		}
 	    }
 	  if (!err)