diff --git a/usr.bin/tmux/cmd-list-keys.c b/usr.bin/tmux/cmd-list-keys.c
index 5f0848e327c..c8be0cb7b99 100644
--- a/usr.bin/tmux/cmd-list-keys.c
+++ b/usr.bin/tmux/cmd-list-keys.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* $OpenBSD: cmd-list-keys.c,v 1.75 2026/06/05 08:04:03 nicm Exp $ */
+/* $OpenBSD: cmd-list-keys.c,v 1.76 2026/06/10 18:32:33 nicm Exp $ */
 
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2007 Nicholas Marriott <nicholas.marriott@gmail.com>
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ cmd_list_keys_exec(struct cmd *self, struct cmdq_item *item)
 		cmd_list_keys_format_add_key_binding(ft, l[i], prefix);
 
 		line = format_expand(ft, template);
-		if ((single && tc != NULL) || n == 1)
+		if (single && tc != NULL && (~tc->flags & CLIENT_CONTROL))
 			status_message_set(tc, -1, 1, 0, 0, "%s", line);
 		else if (*line != '\0')
 			cmdq_print(item, "%s", line);