diff --git a/cmd-new-session.c b/cmd-new-session.c
index 8cf30bc3..a05a4846 100644
--- a/cmd-new-session.c
+++ b/cmd-new-session.c
@@ -164,6 +164,7 @@ cmd_new_session_exec(struct cmd *self, struct cmd_ctx *ctx)
 			fatal("tcgetattr failed");
 	} else
 		memcpy(tio.c_cc, ttydefchars, sizeof tio.c_cc);
+	tio.c_cc[VERASE] = '\177';
 	tio.c_iflag = TTYDEF_IFLAG;
 	tio.c_oflag = TTYDEF_OFLAG;
 	tio.c_lflag = TTYDEF_LFLAG;