diff --git a/src/cc/rogue/cursesd.c b/src/cc/rogue/cursesd.c
index 30cc54ec9..ab57e2107 100644
--- a/src/cc/rogue/cursesd.c
+++ b/src/cc/rogue/cursesd.c
@@ -422,3 +422,10 @@ int32_t md_readchar(void)
     return(0);
 }
 
+char *unctrl(char c)
+{
+    static char ctrlstr[3];
+    ctrlstr[0] = '^';
+    ctrlstr[1] = 'a' + c;
+    return(ctrlstr);
+}
diff --git a/src/cc/rogue/cursesd.h b/src/cc/rogue/cursesd.h
index 4fa09e9d9..87304cfa6 100644
--- a/src/cc/rogue/cursesd.h
+++ b/src/cc/rogue/cursesd.h
@@ -123,9 +123,10 @@ int32_t wprintw(WINDOW *win,char *fmt,...);
 int32_t mvprintw(int32_t y,int32_t x,char *fmt,...);
 int32_t mvwprintw(WINDOW *win,int32_t y,int32_t x,char *fmt,...);
 
+char *unctrl(char c);
+
 #define A_CHARTEXT 0xff
 #define baudrate() 9600
-#define unctrl(a) "^x"
 #define getmaxx(a) COLS
 #define getmaxy(a) LINES
 #define getyx(win,_argfory,_argforx) _argfory = win->y, _argforx = win->x