--- misc/terminfo.src
+++ misc/terminfo.src
@@ -3274,6 +3274,7 @@
 # This version reflects the current xterm features.
 xterm-new|modern xterm terminal emulator,
 	npc,
+	kbs=\177,
 	indn=\E[%p1%dS, kDC=\E[3;2~, kEND=\E[1;2F, kHOM=\E[1;2H,
 	kIC=\E[2;2~, kNXT=\E[6;2~, kPRV=\E[5;2~, kb2=\EOE,
 	kcbt=\E[Z, kcub1=\EOD, kcud1=\EOB, kcuf1=\EOC, kcuu1=\EOA,
@@ -4071,7 +4072,7 @@
 	enacs=\E(B\E)0, flash=\E[?5h\E[?5l, home=\E[H, ht=^I,
 	hts=\EH, ich=\E[%p1%d@, ich1=\E[@, il=\E[%p1%dL, il1=\E[L,
 	ind=^J, is1=\E[?47l\E=\E[?1l,
-	is2=\E[r\E[m\E[2J\E[H\E[?7h\E[?1;3;4;6l\E[4l, kbs=^H,
+	is2=\E[r\E[m\E[2J\E[H\E[?7h\E[?1;3;4;6l\E[4l, kbs=\177,
 	kcbt=\E[Z, kmous=\E[M, rc=\E8, rev=\E[7m, ri=\EM, rmacs=^O,
 	rmcup=\E[2J\E[?47l\E8, rmir=\E[4l, rmkx=\E>, rmso=\E[27m,
 	rmul=\E[24m,
@@ -4250,7 +4251,7 @@
 	ich1=\E[@, il=\E[%p1%dL, il1=\E[L, ind=^J,
 	is1=\E[?47l\E>\E[?1l,
 	is2=\E[r\E[m\E[2J\E[H\E[?7h\E[?1;3;4;6l\E[4l, kNXT@,
-	kPRV@, ka1=\E[7~, ka3=\E[5~, kb2=\EOu, kbeg=\EOu, kbs=^H,
+	kPRV@, ka1=\E[7~, ka3=\E[5~, kb2=\EOu, kbeg=\EOu, kbs=\177,
 	kc1=\E[8~, kc3=\E[6~, kent=\EOM, khlp=\E[28~, kmous=\E[M,
 	mc4=\E[4i, mc5=\E[5i, rc=\E8, rev=\E[7m, ri=\EM, rmacs=^O,
 	rmam=\E[?7l, rmcup=\E[2J\E[?47l\E8, rmir=\E[4l, rmkx=,
@@ -4683,7 +4684,7 @@
 	cvvis=\E[34l, dch=\E[%p1%dP, dch1=\E[P, dl=\E[%p1%dM,
 	dl1=\E[M, ed=\E[J, el=\E[K, el1=\E[1K, enacs=\E(B\E)0,
 	flash=\Eg, home=\E[H, ht=^I, hts=\EH, ich=\E[%p1%d@,
-	il=\E[%p1%dL, il1=\E[L, ind=^J, is2=\E)0, kbs=^H, kcbt=\E[Z,
+	il=\E[%p1%dL, il1=\E[L, ind=^J, is2=\E)0, kbs=\177, kcbt=\E[Z,
 	kcub1=\EOD, kcud1=\EOB, kcuf1=\EOC, kcuu1=\EOA,
 	kdch1=\E[3~, kend=\E[4~, kf1=\EOP, kf10=\E[21~,
 	kf11=\E[23~, kf12=\E[24~, kf2=\EOQ, kf3=\EOR, kf4=\EOS,
@@ -4789,6 +4790,7 @@
 # on Solaris because Sun's curses implementation gets confused.
 screen.teraterm|disable ncv in teraterm,
 	ncv#127,
+	kbs=^H,
 	acsc=+\020\,\021-\030.^Y0\333`\004a\261f\370g\361h\260i\316j\331k\277l\332m\300n\305o~p\304q\304r\304s_t\303u\264v\301w\302x\263y\363z\362{\343|\330}\234~\376,
 	use=screen+fkeys, use=screen,
 # Other terminals