diff --git a/build-terminfo b/build-terminfo
index 52ef86cd9..25bbc50bc 100755
--- a/build-terminfo
+++ b/build-terminfo
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import sys
 import tempfile
 
 
-def compile_terminfo(base, add_other_versions=False):
+def compile_terminfo(base):
     with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tdir:
         proc = subprocess.run(['tic', '-x', f'-o{tdir}', 'terminfo/kitty.terminfo'], check=True, stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
         regex = '^"terminfo/kitty.terminfo", line [0-9]+, col [0-9]+, terminal \'xterm-kitty\': older tic versions may treat the description field as an alias$'
@@ -29,13 +29,6 @@ def compile_terminfo(base, add_other_versions=False):
         os.makedirs(odir, exist_ok=True)
         ofile = os.path.join(odir, xterm_kitty)
         shutil.move(tfile, ofile)
-    if add_other_versions:
-        shutil.copy2('terminfo/kitty.terminfo', base)
-        for x in os.listdir('terminfo'):
-            if x == 'kitty.terminfo':
-                continue
-            if not os.path.exists(os.path.join(base, x)):
-                os.symlink(directory, os.path.join(base, x))
 
 
 def generate_terminfo():
diff --git a/kittens/ssh/main.py b/kittens/ssh/main.py
index 2377e7335..dc6f89cef 100644
--- a/kittens/ssh/main.py
+++ b/kittens/ssh/main.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 import atexit
 import fnmatch
+import glob
 import io
 import json
 import os
@@ -131,7 +132,8 @@ def make_tarfile(ssh_opts: SSHOptions, base_env: Dict[str, str], compression: st
                 f'{arcname}/ssh/*',          # bootstrap files are sent as command line args
                 f'{arcname}/zsh/kitty.zsh',  # present for legacy compat not needed by ssh kitten
             ))
-        tf.add(terminfo_dir, arcname='home/.terminfo', filter=normalize_tarinfo)
+        tf.add(f'{terminfo_dir}/kitty.terminfo', arcname='home/.terminfo/kitty.terminfo', filter=normalize_tarinfo)
+        tf.add(glob.glob(f'{terminfo_dir}/*/xterm-kitty')[0], arcname='home/.terminfo/x/xterm-kitty', filter=normalize_tarinfo)
     return buf.getvalue()
 
 
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index ca49e7c11..45c31fb52 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1258,7 +1258,7 @@ def package(args: Options, bundle_type: str) -> None:
     for x in (libdir, os.path.join(ddir, 'share')):
         odir = os.path.join(x, 'terminfo')
         safe_makedirs(odir)
-        build_terminfo['compile_terminfo'](odir, add_other_versions=True)
+        build_terminfo['compile_terminfo'](odir)
     shutil.copy2('__main__.py', libdir)
     shutil.copy2('logo/kitty-128.png', os.path.join(libdir, 'logo'))
     shutil.copy2('logo/kitty.png', os.path.join(libdir, 'logo'))
diff --git a/shell-integration/ssh/bootstrap.py b/shell-integration/ssh/bootstrap.py
index 50f5800f3..cb33dbbd8 100644
--- a/shell-integration/ssh/bootstrap.py
+++ b/shell-integration/ssh/bootstrap.py
@@ -121,6 +121,10 @@ def compile_terminfo(base):
     if cp.returncode != 0:
         sys.stderr.buffer.write(cp.stdout)
         raise SystemExit('Failed to compile the terminfo database')
+    q = os.path.join(base, tname, '78', 'xterm-kitty')
+    if not os.path.exists(q):
+        os.makedirs(os.path.dirname(q), exist_ok=True)
+        os.symlink("../x/xterm-kitty", q)
 
 
 def get_data():
diff --git a/shell-integration/ssh/bootstrap.sh b/shell-integration/ssh/bootstrap.sh
index 341cc3724..67de4b93f 100644
--- a/shell-integration/ssh/bootstrap.sh
+++ b/shell-integration/ssh/bootstrap.sh
@@ -201,6 +201,12 @@ compile_terminfo() {
         tic_out=$(command tic -x -o "$1/$tname" "$1/.terminfo/kitty.terminfo" 2>&1)
         [ $? = 0 ] || die "Failed to compile terminfo with err: $tic_out";
     fi
+
+    # Ensure the 78 dir is present
+    if [ ! -f "$1/$tname/78/xterm-kitty" ]; then
+        command mkdir -p "$1/$tname/78"
+        command ln -sf "../x/xterm-kitty" "$1/$tname/78/xterm-kitty"
+    fi
 }
 
 untar_and_read_env() {