1 files changed, 1 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/shell/shell_common.c b/shell/shell_common.c
index 9092a8e2b..e50a79b78 100644
--- a/shell/shell_common.c
+++ b/shell/shell_common.c
@@ -248,6 +248,7 @@ shell_builtin_read(struct builtin_read_params *params)
                         else if (key == '\b') {
                                 if (bufpos > 0) {
                                         --bufpos;
+                                        ++nchars;
                                         if (!(read_flags & BUILTIN_READ_SILENT)) {
                                                 printf("\b \b");
                                         }