diff --git a/source/winConsoleHandler.py b/source/winConsoleHandler.py
index a434d56af3c..bb1ae026b11 100755
--- a/source/winConsoleHandler.py
+++ b/source/winConsoleHandler.py
@@ -173,7 +173,8 @@ def _consoleCoordFromOffset(self,offset):
 		consoleScreenBufferInfo=self.consoleScreenBufferInfo
 		x=offset%consoleScreenBufferInfo.dwSize.x
 		y=offset-x
-		y/=consoleScreenBufferInfo.dwSize.x
+		# #9641: add another slash because this is an integer, otherwise int/float conflict is seen and backspacing fails.
+		y//=consoleScreenBufferInfo.dwSize.x
 		y+=consoleScreenBufferInfo.srWindow.Top
 		return x,y