diff --git a/src/os_vms.c b/src/os_vms.c
index ab5eca4..c26937d 100644
--- a/src/os_vms.c
+++ b/src/os_vms.c
@@ -308,8 +308,9 @@
 	tt_mode = get_tty();
 
     vul_item(&itmlst[0], 0, TRM$_MODIFIERS,
-	    (char *)(TRM$M_TM_ESCAPE | TRM$M_TM_NOECHO | TRM$M_TM_NOEDIT |
-	       TRM$M_TM_NOFILTR | TRM$M_TM_NORECALL | TRM$M_TM_TRMNOECHO), 0);
+	     (char *)( TRM$M_TM_ESCAPE  | TRM$M_TM_TIMED    | TRM$M_TM_NOECHO |
+                       TRM$M_TM_NOEDIT  | TRM$M_TM_NOFILTR  |
+                       TRM$M_TM_NORECALL| TRM$M_TM_TRMNOECHO), 0);
     vul_item(&itmlst[1], sizeof(trm_mask), TRM$_TERM, (char *)&trm_mask, 0);
 
     function = (IO$_READLBLK | IO$M_EXTEND);