diff --git a/codex-rs/tui/src/terminal_hyperlinks.rs b/codex-rs/tui/src/terminal_hyperlinks.rs
index 3e415fa14a..e9580dc68c 100644
--- a/codex-rs/tui/src/terminal_hyperlinks.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/tui/src/terminal_hyperlinks.rs
@@ -500,7 +500,7 @@ pub(crate) fn mark_buffer_hyperlinks(
     lines: &[HyperlinkLine],
     scroll_rows: usize,
 ) {
-    if area.width == 0 {
+    if area.width == 0 || lines.iter().all(|line| line.hyperlinks.is_empty()) {
         return;
     }
     let mut logical_row = 0usize;