diff --git a/src/screen.c b/src/screen.c
index 219ae4bf3a..838f95e60f 100644
--- a/src/screen.c
+++ b/src/screen.c
@@ -8391,7 +8391,10 @@ screen_char(unsigned off, int row, int col)
 	    }
 	    /* not sure where the cursor is after drawing the ambiguous width
 	     * character */
-	    screen_cur_col = 9999;
+# ifdef FEAT_GUI_MACVIM
+           if (*p_ambw == 'd' || !gui.in_use)
+# endif
+               screen_cur_col = 9999;
 	}
 	else if (utf_char2cells(ScreenLinesUC[off]) > 1)
 	    ++screen_cur_col;