1 files changed, 6 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/ttyin.c b/ttyin.c
index 58892e145619..87cffc28eb26 100644
--- a/ttyin.c
+++ b/ttyin.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 1984-2016  Mark Nudelman
+ * Copyright (C) 1984-2017  Mark Nudelman
  *
  * You may distribute under the terms of either the GNU General Public
  * License or the Less License, as specified in the README file.
@@ -120,7 +120,11 @@ getchr()
 		if (c == '\003')
 			return (READ_INTR);
 #else
-		result = iread(tty, &c, sizeof(char));
+		{
+			unsigned char uc;
+			result = iread(tty, &uc, sizeof(char));
+			c = (char) uc;
+		}
 		if (result == READ_INTR)
 			return (READ_INTR);
 		if (result < 0)