diff --git a/st.c b/st.c
index 0e228a7..1c998ec 100644
--- a/st.c
+++ b/st.c
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ char *argv0;
 #define LEN(a)     (sizeof(a) / sizeof(a)[0])
 #define DEFAULT(a, b)     (a) = (a) ? (a) : (b)
 #define BETWEEN(x, a, b)  ((a) <= (x) && (x) <= (b))
-#define ISCONTROLC0(c) (BETWEEN(c, 0, 0x1f))
+#define ISCONTROLC0(c) (BETWEEN(c, 0, 0x1f) || (c) == '\177')
 #define ISCONTROLC1(c) (BETWEEN(c, 0x80, 0x9f))
 #define ISCONTROL(c) (ISCONTROLC0(c) || ISCONTROLC1(c))
 #define LIMIT(x, a, b)    (x) = (x) < (a) ? (a) : (x) > (b) ? (b) : (x)