diff --git a/src/window.c b/src/window.c
index 08c3f32dff..328fcb3829 100644
--- a/src/window.c
+++ b/src/window.c
@@ -5725,11 +5725,8 @@ specifies the window.  This takes precedence over
 
       if (EQ (window, selected_window))
 	/* That didn't get us anywhere; look for a window on another
-           visible frame.  */
-	do
-	  window = Fnext_window (window, Qnil, Qt);
-	while (! FRAME_VISIBLE_P (XFRAME (WINDOW_FRAME (XWINDOW (window))))
-	       && ! EQ (window, selected_window));
+           visible frame on the current terminal.  */
+        window = Fnext_window (window, Qnil, Qvisible);
     }
 
   CHECK_LIVE_WINDOW (window);