--- rxvt-unicode/src/screen.C	2008/11/05 12:28:15	1.325
+++ rxvt-unicode/src/screen.C	2008/11/05 13:04:51	1.326
@@ -396,6 +396,12 @@
       clamp_it (screen.cur.col, 0, ncol - 1);
     }
 
+  free (tabs);
+  tabs = (char *)rxvt_malloc (ncol);
+
+  for (int col = ncol; --col; )
+    tabs [col] = col % TABSIZE == 0;
+
   CLEAR_ALL_SELECTION ();
 
   prev_nrow = nrow;
@@ -456,12 +462,6 @@
   if (current_screen != PRIMARY)
     scr_swap_screen ();
 
-  free (tabs);
-  tabs = (char *)rxvt_malloc (ncol);
-
-  for (int col = ncol; --col; )
-    tabs [col] = col % TABSIZE == 0;
-
   scr_scroll_region (0, MAX_ROWS - 1);
   scr_rendition (0, ~RS_None);
   scr_insert_mode (0);