diff --git a/more.c b/more.c
index 1d918cf5c..732396f03 100644
--- a/more.c
+++ b/more.c
@@ -154,12 +154,10 @@ extern int more_main(int argc, char **argv)
 
 #ifdef BB_FEATURE_USE_TERMIOS
 				/* Erase the "More" message */
+				putc('\r', stdout);
 				while (--len >= 0)
-					putc('\b', stdout);
-				while (++len <= terminal_width)
 					putc(' ', stdout);
-				while (--len >= 0)
-					putc('\b', stdout);
+				putc('\r', stdout);
 				fflush(stdout);
 #endif
 				len=0;
diff --git a/util-linux/more.c b/util-linux/more.c
index 1d918cf5c..732396f03 100644
--- a/util-linux/more.c
+++ b/util-linux/more.c
@@ -154,12 +154,10 @@ extern int more_main(int argc, char **argv)
 
 #ifdef BB_FEATURE_USE_TERMIOS
 				/* Erase the "More" message */
+				putc('\r', stdout);
 				while (--len >= 0)
-					putc('\b', stdout);
-				while (++len <= terminal_width)
 					putc(' ', stdout);
-				while (--len >= 0)
-					putc('\b', stdout);
+				putc('\r', stdout);
 				fflush(stdout);
 #endif
 				len=0;