diff --git a/sys/src/libdraw/eenter.c b/sys/src/libdraw/eenter.c
index 0e08a5d70..dfe1fe3e9 100644
--- a/sys/src/libdraw/eenter.c
+++ b/sys/src/libdraw/eenter.c
@@ -152,13 +152,15 @@ nodraw:
 				continue;
 			}
 			if(k == Ketb){
+				l = tick;
 				while(tick > 0){
 					tick--;
 					if(tick == 0 ||
-					   strchr(" !\"#$%&'()*+,-./:;<=>?@`[\\]^{|}~", buf[tick-1]))
+						strchr(" !\"#$%&'()*+,-./:;<=>?@`[\\]^{|}~", buf[tick-1]))
 						break;
 				}
-				buf[n = tick] = 0;
+				memmove(buf+tick, buf+l, n-l);
+				buf[n -= l-tick] = 0;
 				break;
 			}
 			if(k == Kbs){
diff --git a/sys/src/libdraw/enter.c b/sys/src/libdraw/enter.c
index cbcc52573..70742e087 100644
--- a/sys/src/libdraw/enter.c
+++ b/sys/src/libdraw/enter.c
@@ -160,13 +160,15 @@ nodraw:
 				continue;
 			}
 			if(k == Ketb){
+				l = tick;
 				while(tick > 0){
 					tick--;
 					if(tick == 0 ||
-					   strchr(" !\"#$%&'()*+,-./:;<=>?@`[\\]^{|}~", buf[tick-1]))
+						strchr(" !\"#$%&'()*+,-./:;<=>?@`[\\]^{|}~", buf[tick-1]))
 						break;
 				}
-				buf[n = tick] = 0;
+				memmove(buf+tick, buf+l, n-l);
+				buf[n -= l-tick] = 0;
 				break;
 			}
 			if(k == Kbs){