diff --git a/caca/driver_ncurses.c b/caca/driver_ncurses.c
index 5dd18a9..6155885 100644
--- a/caca/driver_ncurses.c
+++ b/caca/driver_ncurses.c
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ static int ncurses_get_event(caca_display_t *dp, caca_event_t *ev)
         return 0;
     }
 
-    if(intkey < 0x80)
+    if(intkey < 0x7f)
     {
         ev->type = CACA_EVENT_KEY_PRESS;
         ev->data.key.ch = intkey;
@@ -409,6 +409,7 @@ static int ncurses_get_event(caca_display_t *dp, caca_event_t *ev)
 
         case KEY_IC: ev->data.key.ch = CACA_KEY_INSERT; break;
         case KEY_DC: ev->data.key.ch = CACA_KEY_DELETE; break;
+        case 0x7f:
         case KEY_BACKSPACE: ev->data.key.ch = CACA_KEY_BACKSPACE; break;
         case KEY_HOME: ev->data.key.ch = CACA_KEY_HOME; break;
         case KEY_END: ev->data.key.ch = CACA_KEY_END; break;
diff --git a/caca/driver_slang.c b/caca/driver_slang.c
index a61a4e5..c7a9d3a 100644
--- a/caca/driver_slang.c
+++ b/caca/driver_slang.c
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ static int slang_get_event(caca_display_t *dp, caca_event_t *ev)
     }
 
     /* If the key was ASCII, return it immediately */
-    if(intkey < 0x80)
+    if(intkey < 0x7f)
     {
         ev->type = CACA_EVENT_KEY_PRESS;
         ev->data.key.ch = intkey;
@@ -318,6 +318,7 @@ static int slang_get_event(caca_display_t *dp, caca_event_t *ev)
 
         case SL_KEY_IC: ev->data.key.ch = CACA_KEY_INSERT; break;
         case SL_KEY_DELETE: ev->data.key.ch = CACA_KEY_DELETE; break;
+        case 0x7f:
         case SL_KEY_BACKSPACE: ev->data.key.ch = CACA_KEY_BACKSPACE; break;
         case SL_KEY_HOME: ev->data.key.ch = CACA_KEY_HOME; break;
         case SL_KEY_END: ev->data.key.ch = CACA_KEY_END; break;