--- mrxvt-0.5.4/src/rxvt.h.org	2008-08-04 09:41:35.000000000 +0200
+++ mrxvt-0.5.4/src/rxvt.h	2016-05-24 19:23:28.000000000 +0200
@@ -631,7 +631,7 @@
 #define APL_NAME	"mrxvt"	/* normal name */
 
 /* COLORTERM, TERM environment variables */
-#define COLORTERMENV	"rxvt"
+#define COLORTERMENV	"xterm"
 #ifdef BACKGROUND_IMAGE
 # define COLORTERMENVFULL COLORTERMENV "-xpm"
 #else