diff --git a/src/hci/mucurses/kb.c b/src/hci/mucurses/kb.c
index 474f11ef..f0c8dcb0 100644
--- a/src/hci/mucurses/kb.c
+++ b/src/hci/mucurses/kb.c
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ int wgetch ( WINDOW *win ) {
 	c = _wgetc( win );
 
 	if ( m_echo ) {
-		if ( c >= 0401 && c <= 0633 ) {
+		if ( c >= KEY_MIN ) {
 			switch(c) {
 			case KEY_LEFT :
 			case KEY_BACKSPACE :
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ int wgetnstr ( WINDOW *win, char *str, int n ) {
 			_wcursback( win );
 			wdelch( win );
 		} else {
-			if ( c >= 0401 && c <= 0633 ) {
+			if ( c >= KEY_MIN ) {
 				switch(c) {
 				case KEY_LEFT :
 				case KEY_BACKSPACE :
diff --git a/src/include/curses.h b/src/include/curses.h
index 4d89c0ef..ca8e53b5 100644
--- a/src/include/curses.h
+++ b/src/include/curses.h
@@ -194,6 +194,7 @@ extern unsigned short _LINES;
 /*
  * KEY code constants
  */
+#define KEY_MIN		0401		/**< Minimum special key */
 #define KEY_BREAK	0401		/**< Break key */
 #define KEY_DOWN	0402		/**< down-arrow key */
 #define KEY_UP		0403		/**< up-arrow key */