diff --git a/lib/internal/readline/interface.js b/lib/internal/readline/interface.js
index 2a883589537566..e50172f5628ccc 100644
--- a/lib/internal/readline/interface.js
+++ b/lib/internal/readline/interface.js
@@ -862,7 +862,7 @@ class Interface extends InterfaceConstructor {
         offset += this.tabSize - (offset % this.tabSize);
         continue;
       }
-      const width = getStringWidth(char);
+      const width = getStringWidth(char, false /* stripVTControlCharacters */);
       if (width === 0 || width === 1) {
         offset += width;
       } else {