diff --git a/lib/libcurses/newwin.c b/lib/libcurses/newwin.c
index 8c199984da02..2bb036bd12c7 100644
--- a/lib/libcurses/newwin.c
+++ b/lib/libcurses/newwin.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*	$NetBSD: newwin.c,v 1.24 2001/04/20 12:56:09 jdc Exp $	*/
+/*	$NetBSD: newwin.c,v 1.25 2001/05/17 19:04:01 jdc Exp $	*/
 
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 1981, 1993, 1994
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 #if 0
 static char sccsid[] = "@(#)newwin.c	8.3 (Berkeley) 7/27/94";
 #else
-__RCSID("$NetBSD: newwin.c,v 1.24 2001/04/20 12:56:09 jdc Exp $");
+__RCSID("$NetBSD: newwin.c,v 1.25 2001/05/17 19:04:01 jdc Exp $");
 #endif
 #endif				/* not lint */
 
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ __makenew(int nlines, int ncols, int by, int bx, int sub)
 	win->wattr = 0;
 	win->bch = ' ';
 	win->battr = 0;
-	win->scr_t = win->begy;
+	win->scr_t = 0;
 	win->scr_b = win->maxy - 1;
 	__swflags(win);
 #ifdef DEBUG
diff --git a/lib/libcurses/scroll.c b/lib/libcurses/scroll.c
index e8d46302e11f..ba8c3ed13b00 100644
--- a/lib/libcurses/scroll.c
+++ b/lib/libcurses/scroll.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*	$NetBSD: scroll.c,v 1.15 2001/04/20 12:56:09 jdc Exp $	*/
+/*	$NetBSD: scroll.c,v 1.16 2001/05/17 19:04:01 jdc Exp $	*/
 
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 1981, 1993, 1994
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 #if 0
 static char sccsid[] = "@(#)scroll.c	8.3 (Berkeley) 5/4/94";
 #else
-__RCSID("$NetBSD: scroll.c,v 1.15 2001/04/20 12:56:09 jdc Exp $");
+__RCSID("$NetBSD: scroll.c,v 1.16 2001/05/17 19:04:01 jdc Exp $");
 #endif
 #endif				/* not lint */
 
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ wscrl(WINDOW *win, int lines)
 int
 wsetscrreg(WINDOW *win, int top, int bottom)
 {
-	if (top < win->begy || bottom >= win->maxy || bottom - top < 1)
+	if (top < 0 || bottom >= win->maxy || bottom - top < 1)
 		return (ERR);
 	win->scr_t = top;
 	win->scr_b = bottom;