diff --git a/GNUmakefile b/GNUmakefile
index 58e39226..0f9f2e95 100644
--- a/GNUmakefile
+++ b/GNUmakefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# $Id: GNUmakefile,v 1.91 2009-04-30 21:17:06 nicm Exp $
+# $Id: GNUmakefile,v 1.92 2009-05-13 22:10:39 nicm Exp $
 
 .PHONY: clean
 
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@ DATE= $(shell date +%Y%m%d-%H%M)
 
 FDEBUG= 1
 
-META?= \002
-
 SRCS= tmux.c server.c server-msg.c server-fn.c buffer.c buffer-poll.c status.c \
       xmalloc.c xmalloc-debug.c input.c input-keys.c \
       screen.c screen-write.c screen-redraw.c \
@@ -45,7 +43,7 @@ SRCS= tmux.c server.c server-msg.c server-fn.c buffer.c buffer-poll.c status.c \
 
 CC?= gcc
 INCDIRS+= -I. -I-
-CFLAGS+= -DBUILD="\"$(VERSION) ($(DATE))\"" -DMETA="'${META}'"
+CFLAGS+= -DBUILD="\"$(VERSION) ($(DATE))\""
 ifdef FDEBUG
 CFLAGS+= -g -ggdb -DDEBUG
 LDFLAGS+= -rdynamic
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index c7a025bb..1898e3c8 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# $Id: Makefile,v 1.130 2009-05-04 17:58:25 nicm Exp $
+# $Id: Makefile,v 1.131 2009-05-13 22:10:39 nicm Exp $
 
 .SUFFIXES: .c .o .y .h
 .PHONY: clean update-index.html upload-index.html
@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@ DATE!= date +%Y%m%d-%H%M
 
 FDEBUG= 1
 
-META?= \002 # C-b
-
 SRCS= tmux.c server.c server-msg.c server-fn.c buffer.c buffer-poll.c status.c \
       xmalloc.c xmalloc-debug.c input.c input-keys.c \
       screen.c screen-write.c screen-redraw.c \
@@ -48,7 +46,6 @@ SRCS= tmux.c server.c server-msg.c server-fn.c buffer.c buffer-poll.c status.c \
 
 CC?= c
 INCDIRS+= -I. -I- -I/usr/local/include
-CFLAGS+= -DMETA="'${META}'"
 .ifdef PROFILE
 # Don't use ccache
 CC= /usr/bin/gcc
diff --git a/key-bindings.c b/key-bindings.c
index 65555884..320a1e08 100644
--- a/key-bindings.c
+++ b/key-bindings.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* $Id: key-bindings.c,v 1.70 2009-05-04 17:58:27 nicm Exp $ */
+/* $Id: key-bindings.c,v 1.71 2009-05-13 22:10:39 nicm Exp $ */
 
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2007 Nicholas Marriott <nicm@users.sourceforge.net>
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ key_bindings_init(void)
 		{ 'x', 			  0, &cmd_confirm_before_entry },
 		{ '{',			  0, &cmd_swap_pane_entry },
 		{ '}',			  0, &cmd_swap_pane_entry },
-		{ META, 		  0, &cmd_send_prefix_entry },
+		{ '\002', 		  0, &cmd_send_prefix_entry },
 		{ KEYC_PPAGE, 		  0, &cmd_scroll_mode_entry },
 		{ KEYC_ADDESC('n'), 	  0, &cmd_next_window_entry },
 		{ KEYC_ADDESC('p'), 	  0, &cmd_previous_window_entry },
diff --git a/tmux.c b/tmux.c
index f85aa492..74270496 100644
--- a/tmux.c
+++ b/tmux.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* $Id: tmux.c,v 1.114 2009-05-04 17:58:27 nicm Exp $ */
+/* $Id: tmux.c,v 1.115 2009-05-13 22:10:39 nicm Exp $ */
 
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2007 Nicholas Marriott <nicm@users.sourceforge.net>
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 	options_set_number(&global_options, "message-bg", 3);
 	options_set_number(&global_options, "message-fg", 0);
 	options_set_number(&global_options, "message-attr", GRID_ATTR_REVERSE);
-	options_set_number(&global_options, "prefix", META);
+	options_set_number(&global_options, "prefix", '\002');
 	options_set_number(&global_options, "repeat-time", 500);
 	options_set_number(&global_options, "set-titles", 1);
 	options_set_number(&global_options, "lock-after-time", 0);