diff --git a/shell/key-bindings.bash b/shell/key-bindings.bash
index 8d6548cb..e62291ac 100644
--- a/shell/key-bindings.bash
+++ b/shell/key-bindings.bash
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ if command -v perl > /dev/null; then
       set +o pipefail
       builtin fc -lnr -2147483648 |
         last_hist=$(HISTTIMEFORMAT='' builtin history 1) command perl -n -l0 -e "$script" |
-        FZF_DEFAULT_OPTS=$(__fzf_defaults "" "-n2..,.. --scheme=history --bind=ctrl-r:toggle-sort,alt-r:toggle-raw --wrap-sign '"$'\t'"↳ ' --highlight-line --bind 'shift-delete:execute-silent(echo {+1} >> \"$deletefile\")+exclude-multi' --multi ${FZF_CTRL_R_OPTS-} --read0") \
+        FZF_DEFAULT_OPTS=$(__fzf_defaults "" "-n2..,.. --scheme=history --bind=ctrl-r:toggle-sort,alt-r:toggle-raw --wrap-sign '"$'\t'"↳ ' --highlight-line --bind 'shift-delete:execute-silent(cat {+f1} >> \"$deletefile\")+exclude-multi' --multi ${FZF_CTRL_R_OPTS-} --read0") \
         FZF_DEFAULT_OPTS_FILE='' $(__fzfcmd) --query "$READLINE_LINE"
     )
     __fzf_history_delete "$deletefile"
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ else # awk - fallback for POSIX systems
       set +o pipefail
       builtin fc -lnr -2147483648 2> /dev/null | # ( $'\t '<lines>$'\n' )* ; <lines> ::= [^\n]* ( $'\n'<lines> )*
         __fzf_exec_awk "$script" |               # ( <counter>$'\t'<lines>$'\000' )*
-        FZF_DEFAULT_OPTS=$(__fzf_defaults "" "-n2..,.. --scheme=history --bind=ctrl-r:toggle-sort,alt-r:toggle-raw --wrap-sign '"$'\t'"↳ ' --highlight-line --bind 'shift-delete:execute-silent(echo {+1} >> \"$deletefile\")+exclude-multi' --multi ${FZF_CTRL_R_OPTS-} --read0") \
+        FZF_DEFAULT_OPTS=$(__fzf_defaults "" "-n2..,.. --scheme=history --bind=ctrl-r:toggle-sort,alt-r:toggle-raw --wrap-sign '"$'\t'"↳ ' --highlight-line --bind 'shift-delete:execute-silent(cat {+f1} >> \"$deletefile\")+exclude-multi' --multi ${FZF_CTRL_R_OPTS-} --read0") \
         FZF_DEFAULT_OPTS_FILE='' $(__fzfcmd) --query "$READLINE_LINE"
     )
     __fzf_history_delete "$deletefile"