diff --git a/gnu/lib/libdialog/checklist.c b/gnu/lib/libdialog/checklist.c
index 4be32827631..1090293792c 100644
--- a/gnu/lib/libdialog/checklist.c
+++ b/gnu/lib/libdialog/checklist.c
@@ -316,9 +316,9 @@ draw:
 			save = dupwin(newscr);
 			st = ditems[scroll + choice].fire(&ditems[scroll + choice]);
 			if (st & DITEM_REDRAW) {
+			    for (i = 0; i < item_no; i++)
+				status[i] = ditems[i].checked ? ditems[i].checked(&ditems[i]) : FALSE;
 			    for (i = 0; i < max_choice; i++) {
-				status[scroll + i] = ditems[scroll + i].checked ?
-				    ditems[scroll + i].checked(&ditems[scroll + i]) : FALSE;
 				print_item(list, items[(scroll + i) * 3], items[(scroll + i) * 3 + 1],
 					   status[scroll + i], i, i == choice, DREF(ditems, scroll + i));
 			    }
diff --git a/gnu/lib/libdialog/radiolist.c b/gnu/lib/libdialog/radiolist.c
index daa88817c6a..970953bb3ae 100644
--- a/gnu/lib/libdialog/radiolist.c
+++ b/gnu/lib/libdialog/radiolist.c
@@ -322,9 +322,10 @@ draw:
 			save = dupwin(newscr);
 			st = ditems[scroll + choice].fire(&ditems[scroll + choice]);
 			if (st & DITEM_REDRAW) {
+			    for (i = 0; i < item_no; i++)
+				status[i] = ditems[i].checked ? ditems[i].checked(&ditems[i]) : FALSE;
+
 			    for (i = 0; i < max_choice; i++) {
-				status[scroll + i] = ditems[scroll + i].checked ?
-				    ditems[scroll + i].checked(&ditems[scroll + i]) : FALSE;
 				print_item(list, items[(scroll + i) * 3], items[(scroll + i) * 3 + 1],
 					   status[scroll + i], i, i == choice,
 					   DREF(ditems, scroll + i));