diff --git a/degesch.c b/degesch.c
index f9c6288..b065390 100644
--- a/degesch.c
+++ b/degesch.c
@@ -7642,7 +7642,7 @@ on_readline_input (char *line)
 			add_history (line);
 
 		// The text is deleted _afterwards_
-		rl_delete_text (0, rl_end);
+		rl_replace_line ("", false);
 		process_input (ctx, line);
 		free (line);
 	}