1 files changed, 4 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/status.c b/status.c
index ad4d6cda..d143b658 100644
--- a/status.c
+++ b/status.c
@@ -1275,7 +1275,10 @@ process_key:
 append_key:
 	if (key <= 0x1f || key >= KEYC_BASE)
 		return (0);
-	utf8_to_data(key, &tmp);
+	if (key <= 0x7f)
+		utf8_set(&tmp, key);
+	else
+		utf8_to_data(key, &tmp);
 
 	c->prompt_buffer = xreallocarray(c->prompt_buffer, size + 2,
 	    sizeof *c->prompt_buffer);