diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index ed963efd4..3ae1a45eb 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2004-10-08  Hollis Blanchard  <hollis@penguinppc.org>
+
+	* term/powerpc/ieee1275/ieee1275.c (grub_ofconsole_cls): Use an ANSI
+	escape sequence instead of a literal ^L. Also call
+	grub_ofconsole_gotoxy.
+
 2004-10-03  Hollis Blanchard  <hollis@penguinppc.org>
 
 	* boot/powerpc/ieee1275/ieee1275.c (grub_ieee1275_claim): change
diff --git a/term/powerpc/ieee1275/ofconsole.c b/term/powerpc/ieee1275/ofconsole.c
index 83c22d08d..73c54eea7 100644
--- a/term/powerpc/ieee1275/ofconsole.c
+++ b/term/powerpc/ieee1275/ofconsole.c
@@ -222,7 +222,8 @@ static void
 grub_ofconsole_cls (void)
 {
   /* Clear the screen.  */
-  grub_ofconsole_writeesc ("");
+  grub_ofconsole_writeesc ("\e[2J");
+  grub_gotoxy (0, 0);
 }
 
 static void