diff --git a/plugins/tmux/tmux.plugin.zsh b/plugins/tmux/tmux.plugin.zsh
index 465f5b053..4091fae35 100644
--- a/plugins/tmux/tmux.plugin.zsh
+++ b/plugins/tmux/tmux.plugin.zsh
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ if which tmux &> /dev/null
 	# The TERM to use for 256 color terminals.
 	# Tmux states this should be screen-256color, but you may need to change it on
 	# systems without the proper terminfo
-	[[ -n "$ZSH_TMUX_FIXTERM_WITH_256COLOR" ]] || ZSH_TMUX_FIXTERM_WITH_256COLOR="screen-256color"
+	[[ -n "$ZSH_TMUX_FIXTERM_WITH_256COLOR" ]] || ZSH_TMUX_FIXTERM_WITH_256COLOR="xterm-256color"
 
 
 	# Get the absolute path to the current directory