diff --git a/internal/ui/termstatus/status.go b/internal/ui/termstatus/status.go
index d997d6bb1..b15a881e5 100644
--- a/internal/ui/termstatus/status.go
+++ b/internal/ui/termstatus/status.go
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ import (
 	"io"
 	"os"
 	"strings"
+
+	"golang.org/x/crypto/ssh/terminal"
 )
 
 // Terminal is used to write messages and display status lines which can be
@@ -310,7 +312,7 @@ func (t *Terminal) SetStatus(lines []string) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	width, _, err := getTermSize(t.fd)
+	width, _, err := terminal.GetSize(int(t.fd))
 	if err != nil || width <= 0 {
 		// use 80 columns by default
 		width = 80
diff --git a/internal/ui/termstatus/terminal_unix.go b/internal/ui/termstatus/terminal_unix.go
index b438aa954..3f0061c01 100644
--- a/internal/ui/termstatus/terminal_unix.go
+++ b/internal/ui/termstatus/terminal_unix.go
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import (
 	"os"
 
 	"golang.org/x/crypto/ssh/terminal"
-	"golang.org/x/sys/unix"
 )
 
 // clearCurrentLine removes all characters from the current line and resets the
@@ -24,7 +23,7 @@ func moveCursorUp(wr io.Writer, fd uintptr) func(io.Writer, uintptr, int) {
 // canUpdateStatus returns true if status lines can be printed, the process
 // output is not redirected to a file or pipe.
 func canUpdateStatus(fd uintptr) bool {
-	if !terminal.IsTerminal(fd) {
+	if !terminal.IsTerminal(int(fd)) {
 		return false
 	}
 	term := os.Getenv("TERM")
@@ -34,13 +33,3 @@ func canUpdateStatus(fd uintptr) bool {
 	// TODO actually read termcap db and detect if terminal supports what we need
 	return term != "dumb"
 }
-
-// getTermSize returns the dimensions of the given terminal.
-// the code is taken from "golang.org/x/crypto/ssh/terminal"
-func getTermSize(fd uintptr) (width, height int, err error) {
-	ws, err := unix.IoctlGetWinsize(int(fd), unix.TIOCGWINSZ)
-	if err != nil {
-		return -1, -1, err
-	}
-	return int(ws.Col), int(ws.Row), nil
-}
diff --git a/internal/ui/termstatus/terminal_windows.go b/internal/ui/termstatus/terminal_windows.go
index 5a46169c9..6ef87bf51 100644
--- a/internal/ui/termstatus/terminal_windows.go
+++ b/internal/ui/termstatus/terminal_windows.go
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ import (
 	"io"
 	"syscall"
 	"unsafe"
+
+	"golang.org/x/crypto/ssh/terminal"
 )
 
 // clearCurrentLine removes all characters from the current line and resets the
@@ -50,7 +52,6 @@ var (
 	procSetConsoleCursorPosition   = kernel32.NewProc("SetConsoleCursorPosition")
 	procFillConsoleOutputCharacter = kernel32.NewProc("FillConsoleOutputCharacterW")
 	procFillConsoleOutputAttribute = kernel32.NewProc("FillConsoleOutputAttribute")
-	procGetConsoleMode             = kernel32.NewProc("GetConsoleMode")
 	procGetFileType                = kernel32.NewProc("GetFileType")
 )
 
@@ -106,22 +107,9 @@ func windowsMoveCursorUp(wr io.Writer, fd uintptr, n int) {
 	procSetConsoleCursorPosition.Call(fd, uintptr(*(*int32)(unsafe.Pointer(&info.cursorPosition))))
 }
 
-// getTermSize returns the dimensions of the given terminal.
-// the code is taken from "golang.org/x/crypto/ssh/terminal"
-func getTermSize(fd uintptr) (width, height int, err error) {
-	var info consoleScreenBufferInfo
-	_, _, e := syscall.Syscall(procGetConsoleScreenBufferInfo.Addr(), 2, fd, uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(&info)), 0)
-	if e != 0 {
-		return 0, 0, error(e)
-	}
-	return int(info.size.x), int(info.size.y), nil
-}
-
 // isWindowsTerminal return true if the file descriptor is a windows terminal (cmd, psh).
 func isWindowsTerminal(fd uintptr) bool {
-	var st uint32
-	r, _, e := syscall.Syscall(procGetConsoleMode.Addr(), 2, fd, uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(&st)), 0)
-	return r != 0 && e == 0
+	return terminal.IsTerminal(int(fd))
 }
 
 const fileTypePipe = 0x0003