1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/libbb/lineedit.c b/libbb/lineedit.c
index e62975db3..2c849eb74 100644
--- a/libbb/lineedit.c
+++ b/libbb/lineedit.c
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ static void input_backward(unsigned num)
         if (cmdedit_x >= num) {
                 cmdedit_x -= num;
                 if (num <= 4) {
-                        do putchar('\b'); while (--num);
+                        printf("\b\b\b\b" + (4-num));
                         return;
                 }
                 printf("\033[%uD", num);
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ static void input_backward(unsigned num)
         count_y = 1 + (num / cmdedit_termw);
         cmdedit_y -= count_y;
         cmdedit_x = cmdedit_termw * count_y - num;
-        /* go to 1st col; go up; go to correct column */
+        /* go to 1st column; go up; go to correct column */
         printf("\r" "\033[%dA" "\033[%dC", count_y, cmdedit_x);
 }