--- linux-2.6.22.14/drivers/char/n_tty.c	2008-01-22 14:02:19.000000000 +0200
+++ linux/drivers/char/n_tty.c	2008-01-15 11:03:15.000000000 +0200
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ static void eraser(unsigned char c, stru
 		/* opost('\a', tty); */		/* what do you think? */
 		return;
 	}
-	if (c == ERASE_CHAR(tty))
+	if (c == ERASE_CHAR(tty) || c == 8)
 		kill_type = ERASE;
 	else if (c == WERASE_CHAR(tty))
 		kill_type = WERASE;
@@ -765,7 +765,7 @@ send_signal:
 		}
 	}
 	if (tty->icanon) {
-		if (c == ERASE_CHAR(tty) || c == KILL_CHAR(tty) ||
+		if (c == ERASE_CHAR(tty) || c == 8 || c == KILL_CHAR(tty) ||
 		    (c == WERASE_CHAR(tty) && L_IEXTEN(tty))) {
 			eraser(c, tty);
 			return;
@@ -1018,6 +1018,7 @@ static void n_tty_set_termios(struct tty
 			set_bit('\n', tty->process_char_map);
 
 		if (L_ICANON(tty)) {
+			set_bit(8, tty->process_char_map);
 			set_bit(ERASE_CHAR(tty), tty->process_char_map);
 			set_bit(KILL_CHAR(tty), tty->process_char_map);
 			set_bit(EOF_CHAR(tty), tty->process_char_map);