diff --git a/tty-term.c b/tty-term.c
index 98957b17..53f63aa3 100644
--- a/tty-term.c
+++ b/tty-term.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* $Id: tty-term.c,v 1.35 2009-10-28 23:01:44 tcunha Exp $ */
+/* $Id: tty-term.c,v 1.36 2009-11-13 16:57:21 tcunha Exp $ */
 
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2008 Nicholas Marriott <nicm@users.sourceforge.net>
@@ -377,10 +377,6 @@ tty_term_find(char *name, int fd, const char *overrides, char **cause)
 		xasprintf(cause, "terminal does not support clear");
 		goto error;
 	}
-	if (!tty_term_has(term, TTYC_RI)) {
-		xasprintf(cause, "terminal does not support ri");
-		goto error;
-	}
 	if (!tty_term_has(term, TTYC_CUP)) {
 		xasprintf(cause, "terminal does not support cup");
 		goto error;
diff --git a/tty.c b/tty.c
index 15cc53b3..a5e1770b 100644
--- a/tty.c
+++ b/tty.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* $Id: tty.c,v 1.173 2009-11-10 23:27:57 tcunha Exp $ */
+/* $Id: tty.c,v 1.174 2009-11-13 16:57:21 tcunha Exp $ */
 
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2007 Nicholas Marriott <nicm@users.sourceforge.net>
@@ -716,7 +716,8 @@ tty_cmd_reverseindex(struct tty *tty, const struct tty_ctx *ctx)
 		return;
 
  	if (wp->xoff != 0 || screen_size_x(s) < tty->sx ||
-	    !tty_term_has(tty->term, TTYC_CSR)) {
+	    !tty_term_has(tty->term, TTYC_CSR) ||
+	    !tty_term_has(tty->term, TTYC_RI)) {
 		tty_redraw_region(tty, ctx);
 		return;
 	}