diff --git a/src/gui/curses/headless/ncurses-fake.h b/src/gui/curses/headless/ncurses-fake.h
index 95c1244ab..01d802ea1 100644
--- a/src/gui/curses/headless/ncurses-fake.h
+++ b/src/gui/curses/headless/ncurses-fake.h
@@ -63,8 +63,8 @@
     y = 0;
 
 #define getmaxyx(win, x, y)                     \
-    x = 0;                                      \
-    y = 0;
+    x = COLS - 1;                               \
+    y = LINES - 1;
 
 struct _window
 {