diff -Nru clex-3.14.orig/src/inout.c clex-3.14/src/inout.c
--- clex-3.14.orig/src/inout.c	2005-11-04 07:50:28.000000000 +0100
+++ clex-3.14/src/inout.c	2005-11-04 07:50:39.000000000 +0100
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@
 		if (key == KEY_SUSPEND)
 			key = CH_CTRL('Z');
 #endif
-		if (key == KEY_BACKSPACE)
+		if (key == KEY_BACKSPACE || key == 127)
 			key = CH_CTRL('H');
 		return key;
 	}