src/config/options.c |    3 ++-
 1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/config/options.c b/src/config/options.c
index 925e042..ace1a13 100644
--- a/src/config/options.c
+++ b/src/config/options.c
@@ -706,8 +706,9 @@ register_autocreated_options(void)
 	get_opt_bool("terminal.linux.m11_hack") = 1;
 	get_opt_int("terminal.vt100.type") = TERM_VT100;
 	get_opt_int("terminal.vt110.type") = TERM_VT100;
-	get_opt_int("terminal.xterm.type") = TERM_VT100;
+	get_opt_int("terminal.xterm.type") = 2;
 	get_opt_bool("terminal.xterm.underline") = 1;
+	get_opt_int("terminal.xterm.colors") = 1;
 	get_opt_int("terminal.xterm-color.type") = TERM_VT100;
 	get_opt_int("terminal.xterm-color.colors") = COLOR_MODE_16;
 	get_opt_bool("terminal.xterm-color.underline") = 1;