diff --git a/src/pv/cursor.c b/src/pv/cursor.c
index 89f565d..7c5e664 100644
--- a/src/pv/cursor.c
+++ b/src/pv/cursor.c
@@ -43,44 +43,6 @@
 #endif
 
 
-/*
- * Write the given buffer to the given file descriptor, retrying until all
- * bytes have been written or an error has occurred.
- */
-void pv_write_retry(int fd, const char *buf, size_t count)
-{
-	while (count > 0) {
-		ssize_t nwritten;
-
-		nwritten = write(fd, buf, count);
-
-		if (nwritten < 0) {
-			if ((EINTR == errno) || (EAGAIN == errno)) {
-				continue;
-			}
-			return;
-		}
-		if (nwritten < 1)
-			return;
-
-		count -= nwritten;
-		buf += nwritten;
-	}
-}
-
-
-/*
- * Write the given buffer to the terminal with pv_write_retry(), unless
- * stderr is suspended.
- */
-void pv_tty_write(pvstate_t state, const char *buf, size_t count)
-{
-	if (1 == state->flag.suspend_stderr)
-		return;
-	pv_write_retry(STDERR_FILENO, buf, count);
-}
-
-
 /*
  * Create a per-euid, per-tty, lockfile in ${TMPDIR:-${TMP:-/tmp}} for the
  * tty on the given file descriptor.
@@ -507,6 +469,11 @@ static void pv_crs_reinit(pvstate_t state)
 {
 	debug("%s", "reinit");
 
+	if (1 == state->flag.suspend_stderr) {
+		debug("%s", "reinit abandoned - stderr is suspended");
+		return;
+	}
+
 	pv_crs_lock(state, STDERR_FILENO);
 
 	state->cursor.needreinit--;
diff --git a/src/pv/display.c b/src/pv/display.c
index 794a083..2a1b3df 100644
--- a/src/pv/display.c
+++ b/src/pv/display.c
@@ -92,6 +92,44 @@ bool pv_in_foreground(void)
 }
 
 
+/*
+ * Write the given buffer to the given file descriptor, retrying until all
+ * bytes have been written or an error has occurred.
+ */
+void pv_write_retry(int fd, const char *buf, size_t count)
+{
+	while (count > 0) {
+		ssize_t nwritten;
+
+		nwritten = write(fd, buf, count);
+
+		if (nwritten < 0) {
+			if ((EINTR == errno) || (EAGAIN == errno)) {
+				continue;
+			}
+			return;
+		}
+		if (nwritten < 1)
+			return;
+
+		count -= nwritten;
+		buf += nwritten;
+	}
+}
+
+
+/*
+ * Write the given buffer to the terminal with pv_write_retry(), unless
+ * stderr is suspended.
+ */
+void pv_tty_write(pvstate_t state, const char *buf, size_t count)
+{
+	if (1 == state->flag.suspend_stderr)
+		return;
+	pv_write_retry(STDERR_FILENO, buf, count);
+}
+
+
 /*
  * Fill in *width and *height with the current terminal size,
  * if possible.