diff --git a/src/terminal.c b/src/terminal.c
index b25c0e6e80..2e28d92323 100644
--- a/src/terminal.c
+++ b/src/terminal.c
@@ -62,6 +62,10 @@ unsigned int get_terminal_columns(void)
     struct winsize ts;
     if(!ioctl(STDIN_FILENO, TIOCGWINSZ, &ts))
       cols = (int)ts.ws_col;
+    else if(!ioctl(STDOUT_FILENO, TIOCGWINSZ, &ts))
+      cols = (int)ts.ws_col;
+    else if(!ioctl(STDERR_FILENO, TIOCGWINSZ, &ts))
+      cols = (int)ts.ws_col;
 #elif defined(_WIN32) && !defined(CURL_WINDOWS_UWP)
     {
       HANDLE stderr_hnd = GetStdHandle(STD_ERROR_HANDLE);