diff --git a/src/editline.c b/src/editline.c
index fdaf60c..55509ec 100644
--- a/src/editline.c
+++ b/src/editline.c
@@ -700,6 +700,7 @@ static el_status_t h_search_end(const char *p)
     p = search_hist(p, search_move);
     if (p == NULL) {
         el_ring_bell();
+        clear_line();
         return redisplay(0);
     }