--- rxvt-unicode/src/screen.C	2008/01/09 00:51:50	1.294
+++ rxvt-unicode/src/screen.C	2008/01/09 01:14:29	1.297
@@ -1013,23 +1013,20 @@
 void
 rxvt_term::scr_backspace () NOTHROW
 {
-  want_refresh = 1;
-
   if (screen.cur.col == 0)
     {
       if (screen.cur.row > 0)
         {
 #ifdef TERMCAP_HAS_BW
           screen.cur.col = ncol - 1;
-          screen.cur.row--;
-          return;
+          --screen.cur.row;
+
+          want_refresh = 1;
 #endif
         }
     }
   else
     scr_gotorc (0, -1, RELATIVE);
-
-  screen.flags &= ~Screen_WrapNext;
 }
 
 /* ------------------------------------------------------------------------- */