diff --git a/os/various/shell/shell.c b/os/various/shell/shell.c
index 19de2f958..054a7d6b9 100644
--- a/os/various/shell/shell.c
+++ b/os/various/shell/shell.c
@@ -521,9 +521,9 @@ bool shellGetLine(ShellConfig *scfg, char *line, unsigned size, ShellHistory *sh
 #endif
     if ((c == 8) || (c == 127)) {
       if (p != line) {
-        streamPut(chp, c);
+        streamPut(chp, 0x08);
         streamPut(chp, 0x20);
-        streamPut(chp, c);
+        streamPut(chp, 0x08);
         p--;
       }
       continue;