diff --git a/kernel/break.c b/kernel/break.c
index 8be3b8e..d3d24c5 100644
--- a/kernel/break.c
+++ b/kernel/break.c
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ int check_handle_break(void)
  */
 void handle_break(struct dhdr FAR **pdev)
 {
-  echo_char_stdin(CTL_C);
+  echo_char(CTL_C, get_sft_idx(STDOUT));
   con_flush(pdev);
   if (!ErrorMode)               /* within int21_handler, InDOS is not incremented */
     if (InDOS)
diff --git a/kernel/chario.c b/kernel/chario.c
index 93ea5f7..eaf3d92 100644
--- a/kernel/chario.c
+++ b/kernel/chario.c
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ void write_char_stdout(int c)
 #define iscntrl(c) ((unsigned char)(c) < ' ')
 
 /* this is for handling things like ^C, mostly used in echoed input */
-STATIC int echo_char(int c, int sft_idx)
+int echo_char(int c, int sft_idx)
 {
   int out = c;
   if (iscntrl(c) && c != HT && c != LF && c != CR)
@@ -318,11 +318,6 @@ STATIC int echo_char(int c, int sft_idx)
   return c;
 }
 
-int echo_char_stdin(int c)
-{
-  return echo_char(c, get_sft_idx(STDIN));
-}
-
 STATIC void destr_bs(int sft_idx)
 {
   write_char(BS, sft_idx);
diff --git a/kernel/proto.h b/kernel/proto.h
index fc62a74..3471a11 100644
--- a/kernel/proto.h
+++ b/kernel/proto.h
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ void handle_break(struct dhdr FAR **pdev);
 struct dhdr FAR *sft_to_dev(sft FAR *sft);
 long BinaryCharIO(struct dhdr FAR **pdev, size_t n, void FAR * bp,
                   unsigned command);
-int echo_char_stdin(int c);
+int echo_char(int c, int sft_idx);
 int con_break(void);
 int StdinBusy(void);
 void con_flush(struct dhdr FAR **pdev);