Index: main/term.c
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--- main/term.c	(revision 433195)
+++ main/term.c	(working copy)
@@ -311,8 +311,7 @@
 const char *ast_term_reset(void)
 {
 	if (ast_opt_force_black_background) {
-		static const char reset[] = { ESC, '[', COLOR_BLACK + 10, 'm', 0 };
-		return reset;
+		return enddata;
 	} else {
 		return quitdata;
 	}