diff --git a/st.c b/st.c
index 7c15d5f..0d35613 100644
--- a/st.c
+++ b/st.c
@@ -1106,27 +1106,17 @@ selscroll(int orig, int n)
 	if (sel.ob.x == -1)
 		return;
 
-	if (BETWEEN(sel.ob.y, orig, term.bot) || BETWEEN(sel.oe.y, orig, term.bot)) {
-		if ((sel.ob.y += n) > term.bot || (sel.oe.y += n) < term.top) {
+	if (BETWEEN(sel.nb.y, orig, term.bot) != BETWEEN(sel.ne.y, orig, term.bot)) {
+		selclear();
+	} else if (BETWEEN(sel.nb.y, orig, term.bot)) {
+		sel.ob.y += n;
+		sel.oe.y += n;
+		if (sel.ob.y < term.top || sel.ob.y > term.bot ||
+		    sel.oe.y < term.top || sel.oe.y > term.bot) {
 			selclear();
-			return;
-		}
-		if (sel.type == SEL_RECTANGULAR) {
-			if (sel.ob.y < term.top)
-				sel.ob.y = term.top;
-			if (sel.oe.y > term.bot)
-				sel.oe.y = term.bot;
 		} else {
-			if (sel.ob.y < term.top) {
-				sel.ob.y = term.top;
-				sel.ob.x = 0;
-			}
-			if (sel.oe.y > term.bot) {
-				sel.oe.y = term.bot;
-				sel.oe.x = term.col;
-			}
+			selnormalize();
 		}
-		selnormalize();
 	}
 }