diff --git a/plugins/sudo/sudo.plugin.zsh b/plugins/sudo/sudo.plugin.zsh
index 2a0b3bfc4..66b253fe7 100644
--- a/plugins/sudo/sudo.plugin.zsh
+++ b/plugins/sudo/sudo.plugin.zsh
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ sudo-command-line() {
     LBUFFER="${WHITESPACE}${LBUFFER}"
 
     # Redisplay edit buffer (compatibility with zsh-syntax-highlighting)
-    zle redisplay
+    zle && zle redisplay # only run redisplay if zle is enabled
   }
 }