--- misc/terminfo.src
+++ misc/terminfo.src
@@ -4815,6 +4815,7 @@
 # This version reflects the current xterm features.
 xterm-new|modern xterm terminal emulator,
 	npc,
+	kbs=\177,
 	kcbt=\E[Z, kent=\EOM, nel=\EE, use=ecma+index,
 	use=ansi+rep, use=ecma+strikeout, use=xterm+pcfkeys,
 	use=xterm+nofkeys,
@@ -6425,7 +6426,7 @@
 	enacs=\E(B\E)0, flash=\E[?5h$<100/>\E[?5l, home=\E[H,
 	ht=^I, hts=\EH, ich=\E[%p1%d@, il=\E[%p1%dL, il1=\E[L,
 	ind=\n, 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,
@@ -6675,7 +6676,7 @@
 	home=\E[H, hpa=\E[%i%p1%dG, ht=^I, hts=\EH, ich=\E[%p1%d@,
 	il=\E[%p1%dL, il1=\E[L, ind=\n, 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=,
@@ -7905,7 +7906,7 @@
 	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, hpa=\E[%i%p1%dG,
 	ht=^I, hts=\EH, ich=\E[%p1%d@, il=\E[%p1%dL, il1=\E[L,
-	ind=\n, indn=\E[%p1%dS, is2=\E)0, kbs=^H, kcbt=\E[Z,
+	ind=\n, indn=\E[%p1%dS, is2=\E)0, kbs=\177, kcbt=\E[Z,
 	kcub1=\EOD, kcud1=\EOB, kcuf1=\EOC, kcuu1=\EOA, kf1=\EOP,
 	kf10=\E[21~, kf11=\E[23~, kf12=\E[24~, kf2=\EOQ, kf3=\EOR,
 	kf4=\EOS, kf5=\E[15~, kf6=\E[17~, kf7=\E[18~, kf8=\E[19~,
@@ -8033,6 +8034,7 @@
 # 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,