diff --git a/drivers/tty/vt/vt.c b/drivers/tty/vt/vt.c
index 38a765eadbe2..52e6ca1ba21d 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/vt/vt.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/vt/vt.c
@@ -2469,7 +2469,7 @@ static void do_con_trol(struct tty_struct *tty, struct vc_data *vc, int c)
 		}
 		return;
 	case EScsiignore:
-		if (c >= 20 && c <= 0x3f)
+		if (c >= 0x20 && c <= 0x3f)
 			return;
 		vc->vc_state = ESnormal;
 		return;