diff --git a/tty.c b/tty.c
index fae3bf59..955378ff 100644
--- a/tty.c
+++ b/tty.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* $Id: tty.c,v 1.38 2008-09-08 17:40:51 nicm Exp $ */
+/* $Id: tty.c,v 1.39 2008-09-08 21:04:59 nicm Exp $ */
 
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2007 Nicholas Marriott <nicm@users.sourceforge.net>
@@ -648,7 +648,7 @@ tty_attributes(struct tty *tty, u_char attr, u_char fg, u_char bg)
 		} else {
 			if (fg > 7)
 				fg = 8;
-			if (fg == 8 && tty->term->flags & TERM_HASDEFAULTS)
+			if (fg == 8 && !(tty->term->flags & TERM_HASDEFAULTS))
 				fg = 7;
 			if (fg == 8)
 				tty_puts(tty, "\033[39m");
@@ -664,7 +664,7 @@ tty_attributes(struct tty *tty, u_char attr, u_char fg, u_char bg)
 		} else {
 			if (bg > 7)
 				bg = 8;
-			if (bg == 8 && tty->term->flags & TERM_HASDEFAULTS)
+			if (bg == 8 && !(tty->term->flags & TERM_HASDEFAULTS))
 				bg = 0;
 			if (bg == 8)
 				tty_puts(tty, "\033[49m");