1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/rc.sysinit b/rc.sysinit
index fa1ba5f..e5ed095 100755
--- a/rc.sysinit
+++ b/rc.sysinit
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ if [[ ${LOCALE,,} =~ utf ]]; then
 	# but also when user has set vt.default_utf8=0 but LOCALE is *.UTF-8.
 	for i in /dev/tty[0-9]*; do
 		/usr/bin/kbd_mode -u < ${i}
-		printf "\033%%G" > ${i}
+		printf "\e%%G" > ${i}
 	done
 	echo 1 > /sys/module/vt/parameters/default_utf8
 	stat_done
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ else
 	# make non-UTF-8 consoles work on 2.6.24 and newer kernels
 	for i in /dev/tty[0-9]*; do
 		/usr/bin/kbd_mode -a < ${i}
-		printf "\033%%@" > ${i}
+		printf "\e%%@" > ${i}
 	done
 	echo 0 > /sys/module/vt/parameters/default_utf8
 	stat_done