diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog b/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog
index 143a0ae62..e64651ff8 100644
--- a/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog
+++ b/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2009-05-30  Christopher Faylor  <me+cygwin@cgf.cx>
+
+	* cygwin/include/sys/termios.h: Make default erase character "^?".
+
 2009-05-30  Christopher Faylor  <me+cygwin@cgf.cx>
 
 	* fhandler_console.cc (fhandler_console::read): Convert backspace key
diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/include/sys/termios.h b/winsup/cygwin/include/sys/termios.h
index 6648bc369..c81d820ac 100644
--- a/winsup/cygwin/include/sys/termios.h
+++ b/winsup/cygwin/include/sys/termios.h
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ POSIX commands */
 #define CESC	'\\'
 #define CINTR	CTRL('C')
 #define CQUIT	0x0001c
-#define CERASE	CTRL('H')
+#define CERASE	CDEL
 #define CKILL	CTRL('U')
 #define CEOT	CTRL('D')
 #define CEOL	0