diff --git a/share/functions/__fish_cancel_commandline.fish b/share/functions/__fish_cancel_commandline.fish
index e48d32ad8..3071f0a79 100644
--- a/share/functions/__fish_cancel_commandline.fish
+++ b/share/functions/__fish_cancel_commandline.fish
@@ -9,7 +9,11 @@ function __fish_cancel_commandline
         #
         # Set reverse fg/bg color mode, output ^C, restore normal mode, clear to EOL (to erase any
         # autosuggestion).
-        echo -n (tput smso)"^C"(tput rmso)(tput el)
+        if command -v tput
+            echo -ns (tput smso; or tput so) "^C" (tput rmso; or tput se) (tput el; or tput ce)
+        else
+            echo -n "^C"
+        end
         for i in (seq (commandline -L))
             echo ""
         end