diff --git a/src/host/rootfs/etc/profile b/src/host/rootfs/etc/profile
index 726b124..cb41b5e 100644
--- a/src/host/rootfs/etc/profile
+++ b/src/host/rootfs/etc/profile
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+case "$TERM" in
+  linux|linux-*)
+    export TERM=linux-16color
+    ;;
+esac
 export EDITOR=/bin/vi
 export SHELL=/bin/bash
 export PATH="/usr/local/bin:/bin:/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin"