diff --git a/src/console/ptyc_console_reader.c b/src/console/ptyc_console_reader.c
index 803b9c3..76b8ce6 100644
--- a/src/console/ptyc_console_reader.c
+++ b/src/console/ptyc_console_reader.c
@@ -90,6 +90,9 @@ static size_t ptyc_translate_keyboard_event(
 		return ptyc_translate_virtual_keycode(
 			rec,ch);
 
+	if (recwch == 0x08)
+		recwch = 0x7f;
+
 	if (*wch) {
 		if ((recwch < 0xDC00) || (recwch >= 0xE000)) {
 			*wch = 0;