diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 880441da..62f76302 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -328,6 +328,6 @@ build/libwabt.js:
 	rm build/1.0.6.zip
 
 build/xterm.js:
-	curl https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/xterm@4.2.0-vscode1/lib/xterm.js > build/xterm.js
-	curl https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/xterm@4.2.0-vscode1/lib/xterm.js.map > build/xterm.js.map
-	curl https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/xterm@4.2.0-vscode1/css/xterm.css > build/xterm.css
+	curl https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/xterm@4.9.0/lib/xterm.js > build/xterm.js
+	curl https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/xterm@4.9.0/lib/xterm.js.map > build/xterm.js.map
+	curl https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/xterm@4.9.0/css/xterm.css > build/xterm.css
diff --git a/v86.css b/v86.css
index 7ce5a891..bac71441 100644
--- a/v86.css
+++ b/v86.css
@@ -147,10 +147,10 @@ h4 {
 }
 
 .xterm .xterm-helper-textarea {
-    /*
-     * HACK: to fix IE's blinking cursor
-     * Move textarea out of the screen to the far left, so that the cursor is not visible.
-     */
+    padding: 0;
+    border: 0;
+    margin: 0;
+    /* Move textarea out of the screen to the far left, so that the cursor is not visible */
     position: absolute;
     opacity: 0;
     left: -9999em;