diff --git a/lisp/windmove.el b/lisp/windmove.el
index 65579600640..5db13cf6b30 100644
--- a/lisp/windmove.el
+++ b/lisp/windmove.el
@@ -485,7 +485,7 @@ When `switch-to-buffer-obey-display-actions' is non-nil,
                        (t (window-in-direction
                            dir nil nil
                            (and arg (prefix-numeric-value arg))
-                           windmove-wrap-around)))))
+                           windmove-wrap-around 'nomini)))))
          (unless window
            (setq window (split-window nil nil dir) type 'window))
          (cons window type)))
@@ -569,7 +569,7 @@ select the window at direction DIR.
 When `windmove-wrap-around' is non-nil, takes the window
 from the opposite side of the frame."
   (let ((other-window (window-in-direction dir nil nil arg
-                                           windmove-wrap-around t)))
+                                           windmove-wrap-around 'nomini)))
     (cond ((null other-window)
            (user-error "No window %s from selected window" dir))
           (t
@@ -637,7 +637,7 @@ a single modifier.  Default value of PREFIX is `C-x' and MODIFIERS is `shift'."
 When `windmove-wrap-around' is non-nil, takes the window
 from the opposite side of the frame."
   (let ((other-window (window-in-direction dir nil nil nil
-                                           windmove-wrap-around t)))
+                                           windmove-wrap-around 'nomini)))
     (cond ((or (null other-window) (window-minibuffer-p other-window))
            (user-error "No window %s from selected window" dir))
           (t
diff --git a/lisp/window.el b/lisp/window.el
index d564ec55468..82976bf8364 100644
--- a/lisp/window.el
+++ b/lisp/window.el
@@ -2309,7 +2309,7 @@ SIDE can be any of the symbols `left', `top', `right' or
 ;; Neither of these allow one to selectively ignore specific windows
 ;; (windows whose `no-other-window' parameter is non-nil) as targets of
 ;; the movement.
-(defun window-in-direction (direction &optional window ignore sign wrap mini)
+(defun window-in-direction (direction &optional window ignore sign wrap minibuf)
   "Return window in DIRECTION as seen from WINDOW.
 More precisely, return the nearest window in direction DIRECTION
 as seen from the position of `window-point' in window WINDOW.
@@ -2332,10 +2332,11 @@ frame borders.  This means to return for WINDOW at the top of the
 frame and DIRECTION `above' the minibuffer window if the frame
 has one, and a window at the bottom of the frame otherwise.
 
-Optional argument MINI nil means to return the minibuffer window
-if and only if it is currently active.  MINI non-nil means to
-return the minibuffer window even when it's not active.  However,
-if WRAP is non-nil, always act as if MINI were nil.
+Optional argument MINIBUF t means to return the minibuffer
+window even if it isn't active.  MINIBUF nil or omitted means
+to return the minibuffer window if and only if it is currently active.
+MINIBUF neither nil nor t means never return the minibuffer window.
+However, if WRAP is non-nil, always act as if MINIBUF were nil.
 
 Return nil if no suitable window can be found."
   (setq window (window-normalize-window window t))
@@ -2451,7 +2452,7 @@ Return nil if no suitable window can be found."
 	   (setq best-edge-2 w-top)
 	   (setq best-diff-2 best-diff-2-new)
 	   (setq best-2 w)))))
-     frame nil (and mini t))
+     frame nil minibuf)
     (or best best-2)))
 
 (defun get-window-with-predicate (predicate &optional minibuf all-frames default)