diff --git a/linenoise.c b/linenoise.c
index 2039da7..5e8aee5 100644
--- a/linenoise.c
+++ b/linenoise.c
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ FILE *lndebug_fp = NULL;
             fprintf(lndebug_fp, \
             "[%d %d %d] p: %d, rows: %d, rpos: %d, max: %d, oldmax: %d\n", \
             (int)l->len,(int)l->pos,(int)l->oldpos,plen,rows,rpos, \
-            (int)l->maxrows,old_rows); \
+            (int)l->oldrows,old_rows); \
         } \
         fprintf(lndebug_fp, ", " __VA_ARGS__); \
         fflush(lndebug_fp); \
@@ -600,12 +600,11 @@ static void refreshMultiLine(struct linenoiseState *l, int flags) {
     int rpos = (plen+l->oldpos+l->cols)/l->cols; /* cursor relative row. */
     int rpos2; /* rpos after refresh. */
     int col; /* colum position, zero-based. */
-    int old_rows = l->maxrows;
+    int old_rows = l->oldrows;
     int fd = l->ofd, j;
     struct abuf ab;
 
-    /* Update maxrows if needed. */
-    if (rows > (int)l->maxrows) l->maxrows = rows;
+    l->oldrows = rows;
 
     /* First step: clear all the lines used before. To do so start by
      * going to the last row. */
@@ -657,7 +656,7 @@ static void refreshMultiLine(struct linenoiseState *l, int flags) {
             snprintf(seq,64,"\r");
             abAppend(&ab,seq,strlen(seq));
             rows++;
-            if (rows > (int)l->maxrows) l->maxrows = rows;
+            if (rows > (int)l->oldrows) l->oldrows = rows;
         }
 
         /* Move cursor to right position. */
@@ -882,7 +881,7 @@ int linenoiseEditStart(struct linenoiseState *l, int stdin_fd, int stdout_fd, ch
     l->oldpos = l->pos = 0;
     l->len = 0;
     l->cols = getColumns(stdin_fd, stdout_fd);
-    l->maxrows = 0;
+    l->oldrows = 0;
     l->history_index = 0;
 
     /* Buffer starts empty. */
diff --git a/linenoise.h b/linenoise.h
index fdb4319..3f0270e 100644
--- a/linenoise.h
+++ b/linenoise.h
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ struct linenoiseState {
     size_t oldpos;      /* Previous refresh cursor position. */
     size_t len;         /* Current edited line length. */
     size_t cols;        /* Number of columns in terminal. */
-    size_t maxrows;     /* Maximum num of rows used so far (multiline mode) */
+    size_t oldrows;     /* Rows used by last refrehsed line (multiline mode) */
     int history_index;  /* The history index we are currently editing. */
 };