diff --git a/files/bashrc b/files/bashrc
index f2a6a89..d7bb5b3 100644
--- a/files/bashrc
+++ b/files/bashrc
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 # Set up bash for interactive use (options, prompt, aliases, etc.)
 
-stty -ixon # disable ctrl-s and ctrl-q
+stty stop undef # Prevent ctrl-s from freezing the terminal.
 
 shopt -s cdspell checkwinsize globstar histappend nocaseglob
 set -o noclobber    # Prevent overwriting files with output redirection.
diff --git a/files/zshrc b/files/zshrc
index f4495a8..60a2b0a 100644
--- a/files/zshrc
+++ b/files/zshrc
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/zsh
 # Set up zsh for interactive use (options, prompt, aliases, etc.)
 
-stty -ixon # disable ctrl-s and ctrl-q
+stty stop undef # Prevent ctrl-s from freezing the terminal.
 
 [ -f "${XDG_CONFIG_HOME}/shell/aliases.sh" ] && source "${XDG_CONFIG_HOME}/shell/aliases.sh"