diff --git a/src/bin/bash/lib/readline/bind.c b/src/bin/bash/lib/readline/bind.c
index 7103888148..02c44d87af 100644
--- a/src/bin/bash/lib/readline/bind.c
+++ b/src/bin/bash/lib/readline/bind.c
@@ -699,6 +699,8 @@ int
 rl_read_init_file (filename)
      const char *filename;
 {
+  int result;
+
   /* Default the filename. */
   if (filename == 0)
     {
@@ -717,7 +719,11 @@ rl_read_init_file (filename)
     return 0;
   filename = "~/_inputrc";
 #endif
-  return (_rl_read_init_file (filename, 0));
+  result = (_rl_read_init_file (filename, 0));
+  if (result != 0 && filename == DEFAULT_INPUTRC)
+    result = (_rl_read_init_file ("/etc/inputrc", 0));
+
+  return result;
 }
 
 static int
diff --git a/src/bin/bash/lib/readline/emacs_keymap.c b/src/bin/bash/lib/readline/emacs_keymap.c
index ca9d1343b6..741a666023 100644
--- a/src/bin/bash/lib/readline/emacs_keymap.c
+++ b/src/bin/bash/lib/readline/emacs_keymap.c
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ KEYMAP_ENTRY_ARRAY emacs_standard_keymap = {
   { ISFUNC, rl_insert },		/* | */
   { ISFUNC, rl_insert },		/* } */
   { ISFUNC, rl_insert },		/* ~ */
-  { ISFUNC, rl_rubout },		/* RUBOUT */
+  { ISFUNC, rl_delete },		/* RUBOUT */
 
 #if KEYMAP_SIZE > 128
   /* Pure 8-bit characters (128 - 159).