diff --git a/main.c b/main.c
index 1ca0e79..316c00e 100644
--- a/main.c
+++ b/main.c
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@ static void update_info(void)
 	win_bar_t *l = &win.bar.l, *r = &win.bar.r;
 
 	/* update bar contents */
-	if (win.bar.h == 0)
+	if (win.bar.h == 0 || extprefix)
 		return;
 	for (fw = 0, i = filecnt; i > 0; fw++, i /= 10);
 	mark = files[fileidx].flags & FF_MARK ? "* " : "";