diff --git a/lib/tput.js b/lib/tput.js
index ead7c5b..ec25651 100644
--- a/lib/tput.js
+++ b/lib/tput.js
@@ -163,22 +163,41 @@ Tput._tprefix =
 Tput.prototype._tprefix = function(prefix, term) {
   if (!prefix) return;
 
+  var file
+    , ch;
+
   if (!term) {
     file = path.resolve(prefix, 'x');
     try {
       fs.statSync(file);
       return prefix;
     } catch (e) {
-      return;
+      ;
     }
+    file = path.resolve(prefix, '78');
+    try {
+      fs.statSync(file);
+      return prefix;
+    } catch (e) {
+      ;
+    }
+    return;
   }
 
-  var file = path.resolve(
-    prefix,
-    path.basename(term[0]),
-    path.basename(term)
-  );
+  term = path.basename(term);
 
+  file = path.resolve(prefix, term[0], term);
+  try {
+    fs.statSync(file);
+    return file;
+  } catch (e) {
+    ;
+  }
+
+  ch = term[0].charCodeAt(0).toString(16);
+  if (ch.length < 2) ch = '0' + ch;
+
+  file = path.resolve(prefix, ch, term);
   try {
     fs.statSync(file);
     return file;