diff --git a/src/ChangeLog b/src/ChangeLog
index 6c23e625e..92ee64fc2 100644
--- a/src/ChangeLog
+++ b/src/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2003-11-21  Pavel Roskin  <proski@gnu.org>
+
+	* execute.c (do_execute): Use get_key_code(), not getch() to
+	consume all characters from a single sequence.
+	Reported by Miven Dooligan <dooligan@intergate.ca>
+
 2003-11-20  Pavel Roskin  <proski@gnu.org>
 
 	* glibcompat.h: Provide replacement for g_slist_delete_link().
diff --git a/src/execute.c b/src/execute.c
index 83f656b44..98654bc60 100644
--- a/src/execute.c
+++ b/src/execute.c
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ do_execute (const char *shell, const char *command, int flags)
 	    printf (_("Press any key to continue..."));
 	    fflush (stdout);
 	    mc_raw_mode ();
-	    getch ();
+	    get_key_code (0);
 	    printf ("\r\n");
 	    fflush (stdout);
 	}