2 files changed, 8 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/shared/util.c b/src/shared/util.c
index 97f766c33c..e0156868ad 100644
--- a/src/shared/util.c
+++ b/src/shared/util.c
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@
 
 int saved_argc = 0;
 char **saved_argv = NULL;
+int parsed_columns = 0;
 
 size_t page_size(void) {
         static __thread size_t pgsz = 0;
@@ -3740,7 +3741,7 @@ int fd_columns(int fd) {
 }
 
 static unsigned columns_cached(bool cached) {
-        static __thread int parsed_columns = 0, env_columns = -1;
+        static __thread int env_columns = -1;
         const char *e;
 
         if (_likely_(parsed_columns > 0 && cached))
@@ -3776,6 +3777,11 @@ unsigned columns_uncached(void) {
         return columns_cached(false);
 }
 
+/* intended to be used as a SIGWINCH sighandler */
+void columns_cache_reset(int signum) {
+        parsed_columns = 0;
+}
+
 int fd_lines(int fd) {
         struct winsize ws;
         zero(ws);
diff --git a/src/shared/util.h b/src/shared/util.h
index e1d4735ee3..61b88a8b2e 100644
--- a/src/shared/util.h
+++ b/src/shared/util.h
@@ -385,6 +385,7 @@ int status_welcome(void);
 int fd_columns(int fd);
 unsigned columns(void);
 unsigned columns_uncached(void);
+void columns_cache_reset(int _unused_ signum);
 
 int fd_lines(int fd);
 unsigned lines(void);