diff --git a/selection.c b/selection.c
index 628c6718..b7aba2cd 100644
--- a/selection.c
+++ b/selection.c
@@ -1650,7 +1650,7 @@ fdm_receive(struct fdm *fdm, int fd, int events, void *data)
 
             /* Additional control characters stripped by default (but
              * configurable) in XTerm: BS, HT, DEL */
-            case '\b': case '\t': case '\x1f':
+            case '\b': case '\t': case '\x7f':
                 /* FALLTHROUGH */
 
             /* ESC */