diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 6193c812c..2e6fde625 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2009-06-04  Vladimir Serbinenko  <phcoder@gmail.com>
+
+	* include/grub/term.h (GRUB_TERM_BACKSPACE): explicitely define as 8
+	instead of '\b'
+	
 2009-06-04  Vladimir Serbinenko  <phcoder@gmail.com>
 
 	Definitions for creating asm symbols with Apple's CC
diff --git a/include/grub/term.h b/include/grub/term.h
index d12d0f0d3..3251e36ba 100644
--- a/include/grub/term.h
+++ b/include/grub/term.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 #define GRUB_TERM_NPAGE		3
 #define GRUB_TERM_ESC		'\e'
 #define GRUB_TERM_TAB		'\t'
-#define GRUB_TERM_BACKSPACE	'\b'
+#define GRUB_TERM_BACKSPACE	8
 
 #ifndef ASM_FILE