diff --git a/src/windowui.c b/src/windowui.c
index 1851720..6c72775 100644
--- a/src/windowui.c
+++ b/src/windowui.c
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 #include "window.h"
 
 
-static const char passwordPattern[] = "\u25CF";
+static const char passwordPattern[] = "*";
 
 
 static int utf8charlen(const char *c) {