diff --git a/test/config/bashrc b/test/config/bashrc
index c9fd0f0c..e8083f0e 100644
--- a/test/config/bashrc
+++ b/test/config/bashrc
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ export PS1='$(wd=$(pwd); echo ${wd#$TESTDIR}/)@'
 export PS2='> '
 	# Configure readline
 export INPUTRC=$TESTDIR/config/inputrc
+	# Avoid escape junk at beginning of line from readline, see e.g.
+	# http://bugs.gentoo.org/246091
+export TERM=dummy
 	# Ensure enough columns so expect doesn't have to care about line breaks
 stty columns 150