diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 30cea5bc..466977d0 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ byobu (4.45) unreleased; urgency=low
 
   * usr/share/byobu/profiles/tmux:
     - shift-F11 -> breaks pane out to its own window
+  * usr/lib/byobu/.constants:
+    - comment out utf8 characters that don't look very good
 
  -- Dustin Kirkland <kirkland@ubuntu.com>  Wed, 26 Oct 2011 10:05:01 -0500
 
diff --git a/usr/lib/byobu/.constants b/usr/lib/byobu/.constants
index 8441b197..8c220445 100755
--- a/usr/lib/byobu/.constants
+++ b/usr/lib/byobu/.constants
@@ -34,13 +34,19 @@ if [ "$UTF8" = "1" ] || [ "$BYOBU_BACKEND" = "tmux" ]; then
 	ICON_REBOOT="⟳"
 	ICON_UPDATES="!"
 	ICON_SECURITY="‼"
-	ICON_KB="㎅"
-	ICON_MB="㎆"
-	ICON_GB="㎇"
-	ICON_TB="TB"
-	ICON_KHz="㎑"
-	ICON_MHz="㎒"
-	ICON_GHz="㎓"
+	#ICON_KB="㎅"
+	#ICON_MB="㎆"
+	#ICON_GB="㎇"
+	ICON_KB="K"
+	ICON_MB="M"
+	ICON_GB="G"
+	ICON_TB="T"
+	#ICON_KHz="㎑"
+	#ICON_MHz="㎒"
+	#ICON_GHz="㎓"
+	ICON_KHz="KHz"
+	ICON_MHz="MHz"
+	ICON_GHz="GHz"
 	#ICON_MBPS="㏔㎰"
 	ICON_MBPS="Mb"
 else