diff --git a/drivers/tty/vt/vt.c b/drivers/tty/vt/vt.c
index 88b902c525d7455e3e0398623d5c54dc65ad0ab9..b4e57c5a8bba6f30e4fe42c47baf591840f8da28 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/vt/vt.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/vt/vt.c
@@ -1727,7 +1727,7 @@ static void reset_terminal(struct vc_data *vc, int do_clear)
 	default_attr(vc);
 	update_attr(vc);
 
-	vc->vc_tab_stop[0]	= 0x01010100;
+	vc->vc_tab_stop[0]	=
 	vc->vc_tab_stop[1]	=
 	vc->vc_tab_stop[2]	=
 	vc->vc_tab_stop[3]	=
@@ -1771,7 +1771,7 @@ static void do_con_trol(struct tty_struct *tty, struct vc_data *vc, int c)
 		vc->vc_pos -= (vc->vc_x << 1);
 		while (vc->vc_x < vc->vc_cols - 1) {
 			vc->vc_x++;
-			if (vc->vc_tab_stop[vc->vc_x >> 5] & (1 << (vc->vc_x & 31)))
+			if (vc->vc_tab_stop[7 & (vc->vc_x >> 5)] & (1 << (vc->vc_x & 31)))
 				break;
 		}
 		vc->vc_pos += (vc->vc_x << 1);
@@ -1831,7 +1831,7 @@ static void do_con_trol(struct tty_struct *tty, struct vc_data *vc, int c)
 			lf(vc);
 			return;
 		case 'H':
-			vc->vc_tab_stop[vc->vc_x >> 5] |= (1 << (vc->vc_x & 31));
+			vc->vc_tab_stop[7 & (vc->vc_x >> 5)] |= (1 << (vc->vc_x & 31));
 			return;
 		case 'Z':
 			respond_ID(tty);
@@ -2024,7 +2024,7 @@ static void do_con_trol(struct tty_struct *tty, struct vc_data *vc, int c)
 			return;
 		case 'g':
 			if (!vc->vc_par[0])
-				vc->vc_tab_stop[vc->vc_x >> 5] &= ~(1 << (vc->vc_x & 31));
+				vc->vc_tab_stop[7 & (vc->vc_x >> 5)] &= ~(1 << (vc->vc_x & 31));
 			else if (vc->vc_par[0] == 3) {
 				vc->vc_tab_stop[0] =
 					vc->vc_tab_stop[1] =