diff --git a/libexec/comsat/comsat.c b/libexec/comsat/comsat.c
index f37796c29bd4..18deb62b82c7 100644
--- a/libexec/comsat/comsat.c
+++ b/libexec/comsat/comsat.c
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
  * OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
  * SUCH DAMAGE.
  *
- *	$Id: comsat.c,v 1.8 1997/02/22 14:21:23 peter Exp $
+ *	$Id: comsat.c,v 1.9 1997/09/15 00:27:49 ache Exp $
  */
 
 #ifndef lint
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ jkfprintf(tp, user, file, offset)
 			 */
 			if (((ch & 0x80) && ch < 0xA0) ||
 			    (!(ch & 0x80) && !isprint(ch) &&
-			     !isspace(ch) && ch != '\007')
+			     !isspace(ch) && ch != '\a' && ch != '\b')
 			   ) {
 				if (ch & 0x80) {
 					ch &= ~0x80;
diff --git a/usr.bin/write/write.c b/usr.bin/write/write.c
index 0fa94daeb843..908bda04491f 100644
--- a/usr.bin/write/write.c
+++ b/usr.bin/write/write.c
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ static const char copyright[] =
 static char sccsid[] = "@(#)write.c	8.1 (Berkeley) 6/6/93";
 #endif
 static const char rcsid[] =
-	"$Id: write.c,v 1.8 1997/09/15 00:08:19 ache Exp $";
+	"$Id: write.c,v 1.9 1997/09/15 00:17:38 ache Exp $";
 #endif /* not lint */
 
 #include <sys/param.h>
@@ -312,7 +312,8 @@ wr_fputs(s)
 			PUTC('\r');
 		} else if (((*s & 0x80) && *s < 0xA0) ||
 			   /* disable upper controls */
-			   (!isprint(*s) && !isspace(*s) && *s != '\007')
+			   (!isprint(*s) && !isspace(*s) &&
+			    *s != '\a' && *s != '\b')
 			  ) {
 			if (*s & 0x80) {
 				*s &= ~0x80;