diff --git a/npm-shrinkwrap.json b/npm-shrinkwrap.json
index 743ef15228f77c1b4a1d37401967d7680519eceb..378e53e4f8ddce1b478c5381f86eafbca1421d22 100644
--- a/npm-shrinkwrap.json
+++ b/npm-shrinkwrap.json
@@ -426,8 +426,8 @@
     },
     "xterm": {
       "version": "1.1.3",
-      "from": "git+https://github.com/sourcelair/xterm.js.git#220828f",
-      "resolved": "git+https://github.com/sourcelair/xterm.js.git#220828f7db9932acbd3198be5b97d81f5a7b6880"
+      "from": "git+https://github.com/Tyriar/xterm.js.git#vscode-release/1.6",
+      "resolved": "git+https://github.com/Tyriar/xterm.js.git#6d14f00c8b92ea0b70ce8644b6ffb2b8aca563d7"
     },
     "yauzl": {
       "version": "2.3.1",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ea947787c975f4d363942214c4927b436a5ac228..e30dbdc36e470636bddfce4f4227de9ef3d3097e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
     "vscode-debugprotocol": "1.13.0-pre.3",
     "vscode-textmate": "2.1.1",
     "winreg": "1.2.0",
-    "xterm": "git+https://github.com/sourcelair/xterm.js.git#220828f",
+    "xterm": "git+https://github.com/Tyriar/xterm.js.git#vscode-release/1.6",
     "yauzl": "2.3.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {