diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/nconf.gui.c b/scripts/kconfig/nconf.gui.c
index 8275f0e5..4b2f44c 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/nconf.gui.c
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/nconf.gui.c
@@ -364,12 +364,14 @@
 	WINDOW *prompt_win;
 	WINDOW *form_win;
 	PANEL *panel;
-	int i, x, y;
+	int i, x, y, lines, columns, win_lines, win_cols;
 	int res = -1;
 	int cursor_position = strlen(init);
 	int cursor_form_win;
 	char *result = *resultp;
 
+	getmaxyx(stdscr, lines, columns);
+
 	if (strlen(init)+1 > *result_len) {
 		*result_len = strlen(init)+1;
 		*resultp = result = realloc(result, *result_len);
@@ -386,14 +388,19 @@
 	if (title)
 		prompt_width = max(prompt_width, strlen(title));
 
+	win_lines = min(prompt_lines+6, lines-2);
+	win_cols = min(prompt_width+7, columns-2);
+	prompt_lines = max(win_lines-6, 0);
+	prompt_width = max(win_cols-7, 0);
+
 	/* place dialog in middle of screen */
-	y = (getmaxy(stdscr)-(prompt_lines+4))/2;
-	x = (getmaxx(stdscr)-(prompt_width+4))/2;
+	y = (lines-win_lines)/2;
+	x = (columns-win_cols)/2;
 
 	strncpy(result, init, *result_len);
 
 	/* create the windows */
-	win = newwin(prompt_lines+6, prompt_width+7, y, x);
+	win = newwin(win_lines, win_cols, y, x);
 	prompt_win = derwin(win, prompt_lines+1, prompt_width, 2, 2);
 	form_win = derwin(win, 1, prompt_width, prompt_lines+3, 2);
 	keypad(form_win, TRUE);