diff --git a/include/grub/term.h b/include/grub/term.h
index 81c18365c..dbcb2f52c 100644
--- a/include/grub/term.h
+++ b/include/grub/term.h
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 #ifndef GRUB_TERM_HEADER
 #define GRUB_TERM_HEADER	1
 
-#define GRUB_TERM_NO_KEY        -1
+#define GRUB_TERM_NO_KEY        0
 
 /* Internal codes used by GRUB to represent terminal input.  */
 /* Only for keys otherwise not having shifted modification.  */
diff --git a/kern/i386/pc/startup.S b/kern/i386/pc/startup.S
index 5a6934dee..f7a924fa8 100644
--- a/kern/i386/pc/startup.S
+++ b/kern/i386/pc/startup.S
@@ -1226,10 +1226,9 @@ notpending:
 	.code16
 	DATA32	call	real_to_prot
 	.code32
-#if GRUB_TERM_NO_KEY != -1
+#if GRUB_TERM_NO_KEY != 0
 #error Fix this asm code
 #endif
-	decl %eax
 	jmp 2b