diff --git a/src/pacman/pacman.c b/src/pacman/pacman.c
index 0f115c25..e1f90398 100644
--- a/src/pacman/pacman.c
+++ b/src/pacman/pacman.c
@@ -1107,9 +1107,12 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 		cleanup(1);
 	}
 
-	/* disable progressbar if the output is redirected */
 	if(!isatty(fileno(stdout))) {
+		/* disable progressbar if the output is redirected */
 		config->noprogressbar = 1;
+	} else {
+		/* install signal handler to update output width */
+		install_winch_handler();
 	}
 
 	/* Priority of options:
diff --git a/src/pacman/sighandler.c b/src/pacman/sighandler.c
index d488ecec..76f7e9d2 100644
--- a/src/pacman/sighandler.c
+++ b/src/pacman/sighandler.c
@@ -61,9 +61,6 @@ static void handler(int signum)
 			/* a transaction is being interrupted, don't exit pacman yet. */
 			return;
 		}
-	} else if(signum == SIGWINCH) {
-		columns_cache_reset();
-		return;
 	}
 	/* SIGINT/SIGHUP: no committing transaction, release it now and then exit pacman */
 	alpm_unlock(config->handle);
@@ -72,11 +69,27 @@ static void handler(int signum)
 	_Exit(128 + signum);
 }
 
+static void winch_handler(int signum)
+{
+	(void)signum; /* suppress unused variable warnings */
+	columns_cache_reset();
+}
+
+void install_winch_handler(void)
+{
+	struct sigaction new_action;
+	new_action.sa_handler = winch_handler;
+	sigemptyset(&new_action.sa_mask);
+	new_action.sa_flags = SA_RESTART;
+	sigaction(SIGWINCH, &new_action, NULL);
+}
+
 void install_signal_handlers(void)
 {
 	struct sigaction new_action;
-	const int signals[] = { SIGHUP, SIGINT, SIGSEGV, SIGWINCH };
+	const int signals[] = { SIGHUP, SIGINT, SIGSEGV };
 	size_t i;
+
 	/* Set signal handlers */
 	/* Set up the structure to specify the new action. */
 	new_action.sa_handler = handler;
diff --git a/src/pacman/sighandler.h b/src/pacman/sighandler.h
index f7abc9ee..bcf7d88a 100644
--- a/src/pacman/sighandler.h
+++ b/src/pacman/sighandler.h
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #ifndef _PM_SIGHANDLER_H
 #define _PM_SIGHANDLER_H
 
+void install_winch_handler(void);
 void install_signal_handlers(void);
 
 #endif /* _PM_SIGHANDLER_H */