diff --git a/termite.cc b/termite.cc
index bbe9b22..9d2e3b4 100644
--- a/termite.cc
+++ b/termite.cc
@@ -821,7 +821,7 @@ static void exit_with_status(VteTerminal *vte) {
 
 int main(int argc, char **argv) {
     GError *error = NULL;
-    const char *term = "termite";
+    const char *term = "xterm-termite";
     gboolean version = FALSE;
 
     GOptionContext *context = g_option_context_new(NULL);
diff --git a/termite.cfg b/termite.cfg
index 2b94f03..b9de900 100644
--- a/termite.cfg
+++ b/termite.cfg
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ scrollback_lines = 1000
 search_wrap = true
 #icon_name = terminal
 #geometry = 640x480
+#term = xterm-termite
 
 # 0.0: opaque, 1.0: transparent
 transparency = 0.0
@@ -27,9 +28,6 @@ cursor_shape = block
 # $BROWSER is used by default
 #browser = firefox
 
-# termite has the correct terminfo, but some applications hardcode TERM checks
-#term = termite
-
 # word characters used for word selection
 # (default if unset: all graphic non-punctuation/space characters)
 #word_chars = -A-Za-z0-9,./?%&#:_=+@~
diff --git a/termite.terminfo b/termite.terminfo
index 9244498..e19b02a 100644
--- a/termite.terminfo
+++ b/termite.terminfo
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # vim: noet:ts=8:sw=8:sts=0
-termite|VTE-based terminal,
+xterm-termite|VTE-based terminal,
 	am,
 	bce,
 	ccc,