diff --git a/gdb/ChangeLog b/gdb/ChangeLog
index 9c8299b93f9..4f20a78a8cd 100644
--- a/gdb/ChangeLog
+++ b/gdb/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2019-08-30  Tom Tromey  <tom@tromey.com>
+
+	* tui/tui-wingeneral.c (tui_gen_win_info::refresh_window): Don't
+	call touchwin.
+
 2019-08-30  Tom Tromey  <tom@tromey.com>
 
 	* tui/tui-wingeneral.c (box_win): Assume win_info and
diff --git a/gdb/tui/tui-wingeneral.c b/gdb/tui/tui-wingeneral.c
index 01f288be862..f900eab0133 100644
--- a/gdb/tui/tui-wingeneral.c
+++ b/gdb/tui/tui-wingeneral.c
@@ -38,10 +38,7 @@ void
 tui_gen_win_info::refresh_window ()
 {
   if (handle != NULL)
-    {
-      touchwin (handle);
-      wrefresh (handle);
-    }
+    wrefresh (handle);
 }
 
 /* Function to delete the curses window, checking for NULL.  */