diff --git a/screen.c b/screen.c
index 4c754360c..35f26bfa6 100644
--- a/screen.c
+++ b/screen.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* $OpenBSD: screen.c,v 1.105 2026/06/29 18:17:28 nicm Exp $ */
+/* $OpenBSD: screen.c,v 1.106 2026/07/26 09:17:30 nicm Exp $ */
 
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2007 Nicholas Marriott <nicholas.marriott@gmail.com>
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ screen_free_titles(struct screen *s)
 
 	free(s->titles);
 	s->titles = NULL;
+	s->ntitles = 0;
 }
 
 /* Create a new screen. */