diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/inputbox.c b/scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/inputbox.c
index fe82ff6d744e5696e6e91cc55e266a20cb0efa6a..b15c8d1744f530c175fcecfbcc7a2c9d42eff0ae 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/inputbox.c
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/inputbox.c
@@ -126,7 +126,8 @@ int dialog_inputbox(const char *title, const char *prompt, int height, int width
 			case KEY_DOWN:
 				break;
 			case KEY_BACKSPACE:
-			case 127:
+			case 8:   /* ^H */
+			case 127: /* ^? */
 				if (pos) {
 					wattrset(dialog, dlg.inputbox.atr);
 					if (input_x == 0) {
diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/nconf.c b/scripts/kconfig/nconf.c
index 1ef232ae5ab9f957972310e40db45f3eaec529a5..c8ff1c99dd5c773d2bd2f80c0d67b22cd4c3c64f 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/nconf.c
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/nconf.c
@@ -1049,7 +1049,7 @@ static int do_match(int key, struct match_state *state, int *ans)
 		state->match_direction = FIND_NEXT_MATCH_UP;
 		*ans = get_mext_match(state->pattern,
 				state->match_direction);
-	} else if (key == KEY_BACKSPACE || key == 127) {
+	} else if (key == KEY_BACKSPACE || key == 8 || key == 127) {
 		state->pattern[strlen(state->pattern)-1] = '\0';
 		adj_match_dir(&state->match_direction);
 	} else
diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/nconf.gui.c b/scripts/kconfig/nconf.gui.c
index 88874acfda3670afe03fd73c3e17c9cf56b0a569..820fc9256532bfa679e6fbc9b53cd9f11bdaf099 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/nconf.gui.c
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/nconf.gui.c
@@ -440,7 +440,8 @@ int dialog_inputbox(WINDOW *main_window,
 		case KEY_F(F_EXIT):
 		case KEY_F(F_BACK):
 			break;
-		case 127:
+		case 8:   /* ^H */
+		case 127: /* ^? */
 		case KEY_BACKSPACE:
 			if (cursor_position > 0) {
 				memmove(&result[cursor_position-1],