1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/lib/readline.js b/lib/readline.js
index e45fdeac7..1872e852b 100644
--- a/lib/readline.js
+++ b/lib/readline.js
@@ -981,7 +981,7 @@ function emitKey(stream, s) {
     key.name = 'space';
     key.meta = (s.length === 2);
 
-  } else if (s <= '\x1a') {
+  } else if (s.length === 1 && s <= '\x1a') {
     // ctrl+letter
     key.name = String.fromCharCode(s.charCodeAt(0) + 'a'.charCodeAt(0) - 1);
     key.ctrl = true;