diff --git a/contrib/libreadline/display.c b/contrib/libreadline/display.c
index 88fb508e8895..856b9e1b2547 100644
--- a/contrib/libreadline/display.c
+++ b/contrib/libreadline/display.c
@@ -1984,11 +1984,15 @@ _rl_make_prompt_for_search (pchar)
      int pchar;
 {
   int len;
-  char *pmt;
+  char *pmt, *p;
 
   rl_save_prompt ();
 
-  if (saved_local_prompt == 0)
+  /* We've saved the prompt, and can do anything with the various prompt
+     strings we need before they're restored.  We want the unexpanded
+     portion of the prompt string after any final newline. */
+  p = rl_prompt ? strrchr (rl_prompt, '\n') : 0;
+  if (p == 0)
     {
       len = (rl_prompt && *rl_prompt) ? strlen (rl_prompt) : 0;
       pmt = (char *)xmalloc (len + 2);
@@ -1999,19 +2003,17 @@ _rl_make_prompt_for_search (pchar)
     }
   else
     {
-      len = *saved_local_prompt ? strlen (saved_local_prompt) : 0;
+      p++;
+      len = strlen (p);
       pmt = (char *)xmalloc (len + 2);
       if (len)
-	strcpy (pmt, saved_local_prompt);
+	strcpy (pmt, p);
       pmt[len] = pchar;
       pmt[len+1] = '\0';
-      local_prompt = savestring (pmt);
-      prompt_last_invisible = saved_last_invisible;
-      prompt_visible_length = saved_visible_length + 1;
-    }
+    }  
 
+  /* will be overwritten by expand_prompt, called from rl_message */
   prompt_physical_chars = saved_physical_chars + 1;
-
   return pmt;
 }
 
diff --git a/contrib/libreadline/terminal.c b/contrib/libreadline/terminal.c
index e2cb8dc85e0b..ef7d35b84806 100644
--- a/contrib/libreadline/terminal.c
+++ b/contrib/libreadline/terminal.c
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ char *_rl_term_up;
 static char *_rl_visible_bell;
 
 /* Non-zero means the terminal can auto-wrap lines. */
-int _rl_term_autowrap;
+int _rl_term_autowrap = -1;
 
 /* Non-zero means that this terminal has a meta key. */
 static int term_has_meta;
@@ -275,6 +275,9 @@ void
 _rl_set_screen_size (rows, cols)
      int rows, cols;
 {
+  if (_rl_term_autowrap == -1)
+    _rl_init_terminal_io (rl_terminal_name);
+
   if (rows > 0)
     _rl_screenheight = rows;
   if (cols > 0)