diff --git a/console-tools/reset.c b/console-tools/reset.c
index 1806ce742..a23e4f408 100644
--- a/console-tools/reset.c
+++ b/console-tools/reset.c
@@ -31,12 +31,12 @@ int reset_main(int argc UNUSED_PARAM, char **argv UNUSED_PARAM)
 	if (/*isatty(STDIN_FILENO) &&*/ isatty(STDOUT_FILENO)) {
 		/* See 'man 4 console_codes' for details:
 		 * "ESC c"        -- Reset
-		 * "ESC ( K"      -- Select user mapping
+		 * "ESC ( B"      -- Select G0 Character Set (B = US)
 		 * "ESC [ 0 m"    -- Reset all display attributes
 		 * "ESC [ J"      -- Erase to the end of screen
 		 * "ESC [ ? 25 h" -- Make cursor visible
 		 */
-		printf(ESC"c" ESC"(K" ESC"[0m" ESC"[J" ESC"[?25h");
+		printf(ESC"c" ESC"(B" ESC"[0m" ESC"[J" ESC"[?25h");
 		/* http://bugs.busybox.net/view.php?id=1414:
 		 * people want it to reset echo etc: */
 #if ENABLE_STTY