diff --git a/Src/Zle/complist.c b/Src/Zle/complist.c
index 0dc64db6a..f12c14e8e 100644
--- a/Src/Zle/complist.c
+++ b/Src/Zle/complist.c
@@ -2447,6 +2447,8 @@ domenuselect(Hookdef dummy, Chdata dat)
             strncpy(zlemetaline, origline, l);
             zlemetacs = origcs;
             setmstatus(status, NULL, 0 , 0, NULL, NULL, NULL);
+	    minfo.end -= minfo.len;
+	    minfo.len = 0;
         } else if (strpfx("search", s)) {
             mode = (strstr(s, "back") ? MM_BSEARCH : MM_FSEARCH);
         }