diff --git a/lib/_emerge/JobStatusDisplay.py b/lib/_emerge/JobStatusDisplay.py
index 57495c5ae5..dd009c1689 100644
--- a/lib/_emerge/JobStatusDisplay.py
+++ b/lib/_emerge/JobStatusDisplay.py
@@ -65,11 +65,7 @@ def __init__(self, quiet=False, xterm_titles=True):
             if not isinstance(v, str):
                 self._term_codes[k] = v.decode(encoding, "replace")
 
-        if self._isatty:
-            width = portage.output.get_term_size()[1]
-        else:
-            width = self.max_display_width
-        self._set_width(width)
+        self.sigwinch()
 
     def _set_width(self, width):
         if width == getattr(self, "width", None):
@@ -79,6 +75,13 @@ def _set_width(self, width):
         object.__setattr__(self, "width", width)
         object.__setattr__(self, "_jobs_column_width", width - 32)
 
+    def sigwinch(self):
+        if self._isatty:
+            width = portage.output.get_term_size()[1]
+        else:
+            width = self.max_display_width
+        self._set_width(width)
+
     @property
     def out(self):
         """Use a lazy reference to sys.stdout, in case the API consumer has
diff --git a/lib/_emerge/Scheduler.py b/lib/_emerge/Scheduler.py
index fea151d5d1..96843c96ee 100644
--- a/lib/_emerge/Scheduler.py
+++ b/lib/_emerge/Scheduler.py
@@ -1177,6 +1177,9 @@ def sighandler(signum, frame):
             )
             signal.siginterrupt(signal.SIGCONT, False)
 
+            earlier_sigwinch_handler = signal.signal(
+                signal.SIGWINCH, self._sigwinch_handler
+            )
             try:
                 rval = self._merge()
             finally:
@@ -1194,6 +1197,11 @@ def sighandler(signum, frame):
                 else:
                     signal.signal(signal.SIGCONT, signal.SIG_DFL)
 
+                if earlier_sigwinch_handler is not None:
+                    signal.signal(signal.SIGWINCH, earlier_sigwinch_handler)
+                else:
+                    signal.signal(signal.SIGWINCH, signal.SIG_DFL)
+
             self._termination_check()
             if received_signal:
                 sys.exit(received_signal[0])
@@ -1909,6 +1917,9 @@ def _schedule_merge_wakeup(self, future):
     def _sigcont_handler(self, signum, frame):
         self._sigcont_time = time.time()
 
+    def _sigwinch_handler(self, signum, frame):
+        self._status_display.sigwinch()
+
     def _job_delay(self):
         """
         @rtype: bool
diff --git a/lib/portage/output.py b/lib/portage/output.py
index 4408705c45..7457111f6d 100644
--- a/lib/portage/output.py
+++ b/lib/portage/output.py
@@ -522,16 +522,8 @@ def get_term_size(fd=None):
         fd = sys.stdout
     if not hasattr(fd, "isatty") or not fd.isatty():
         return (0, 0)
-    try:
-        import curses
-
-        try:
-            curses.setupterm(term=os.environ.get("TERM", "unknown"), fd=fd.fileno())
-            return curses.tigetnum("lines"), curses.tigetnum("cols")
-        except curses.error:
-            pass
-    except ImportError:
-        pass
+
+    # Do not use curses because it returns stale values after terminal resize.
 
     try:
         proc = subprocess.Popen(["stty", "size"], stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=fd)