Index: src/text.c
===================================================================
--- src/text.c	(revision 5595)
+++ src/text.c	(working copy)
@@ -2872,7 +2872,6 @@
 
     blank_bottombars();
     statusbar(_("Invoking spell checker, please wait"));
-    doupdate();
 
     spell_msg = (alt_speller != NULL) ? do_alt_speller(temp) :
 	do_int_speller(temp);
@@ -2944,7 +2943,6 @@
 
     blank_bottombars();
     statusbar(_("Invoking linter, please wait"));
-    doupdate();
 
     /* Set up an argument list to pass to execvp(). */
     if (lintargs == NULL) {
@@ -3251,7 +3249,6 @@
 
     blank_bottombars();
     statusbar(_("Invoking formatter, please wait"));
-    doupdate();
 
     endwin();
 
Index: src/winio.c
===================================================================
--- src/winio.c	(revision 5595)
+++ src/winio.c	(working copy)
@@ -2149,6 +2149,9 @@
 
     disable_cursorpos = TRUE;
 
+    /* Push the message to the screen straightaway. */
+    doupdate();
+
     /* If we're doing quick statusbar blanking, and constant cursor
      * position display is off, blank the statusbar after only one
      * keystroke.  Otherwise, blank it after twenty-six keystrokes, as
Index: src/nano.c
===================================================================
--- src/nano.c	(revision 5595)
+++ src/nano.c	(working copy)
@@ -1107,7 +1107,6 @@
     beep();
 
     /* Ensure that we see the warning. */
-    doupdate();
     napms(1800);
 
     curs_set(1);