If the ioctl fails to tell us the winsize, default to 79.
 -Erik
diff --git a/shell/cmdedit.c b/shell/cmdedit.c
index 9c2facc..1690326 100644
--- a/shell/cmdedit.c
+++ b/shell/cmdedit.c
@@ -136,11 +136,14 @@
 	struct winsize win = { 0, 0, 0, 0 };
 	static __sighandler_t previous_SIGWINCH_handler; /* for reset */
 
-	   /* emulate signal call if not called as a sig handler */
+	/* emulate signal call if not called as a sig handler */
 	if(nsig == -SIGWINCH || nsig == SIGWINCH) {
 		ioctl(0, TIOCGWINSZ, &win);
 		if (win.ws_col > 0) {
 			cmdedit_setwidth( win.ws_col, nsig == SIGWINCH );
+		} else {
+			/* Default to 79 if their console doesn't want to share */
+			cmdedit_setwidth( 79, nsig == SIGWINCH );
 		}
 	}