diff --git a/share/termcap/termcap.src b/share/termcap/termcap.src
index 5c09c74fd646..1d11de0b5af0 100644
--- a/share/termcap/termcap.src
+++ b/share/termcap/termcap.src
@@ -2769,7 +2769,7 @@ xterm-xfree86|XFree86 xterm:\
 # This chunk is used for building the VT220/Sun/PC keyboard variants.
 xterm-basic|xterm common (XFree86):\
 	:li#24:co#80:am:kn#12:km:mi:ms:xn:bl=^G:\
-	:is=\E[!p\E[?3;4l\E[4l\E>:rs=\E[!p\E[?3;4l\E[4l\E>:\
+	:is=\E[!p\E[?3;4l\E[4l\E>:rs=\E[!p\E[?3;4l\E[4l\E>:le=^H:\
 	:AL=\E[%dL:DL=\E[%dM:DC=\E[%dP:al=\E[L:dc=\E[P:dl=\E[M:\
 	:UP=\E[%dA:DO=\E[%dB:LE=\E[%dD:RI=\E[%dC:\
 	:ho=\E[H:cd=\E[J:ce=\E[K:cl=\E[H\E[2J:cm=\E[%i%d;%dH:cs=\E[%i%d;%dr:\