diff --git a/TODO b/TODO
index d471870..3652fe7 100644
--- a/TODO
+++ b/TODO
@@ -4,4 +4,3 @@
 - Add configuration file using (probably) libconfig
 - Use higher level libraries, MD5() is deprecated as of OpenSSL 3 but it has been temporarily silenced. This might also improve compatibility for people who don't use OpenSSL.
 - Contextual completions
-- Fix segmentation fault when using -P option (i don't have time to fix it just yet)
diff --git a/docs/docs.md b/docs/docs.md
index 474bd9c..36fd866 100644
--- a/docs/docs.md
+++ b/docs/docs.md
@@ -70,9 +70,6 @@ You may use long, descriptive arguments or the shorter arguments.
 `-P,       --password                                `
 :   Hide characters
 
-`-Ps,      --password-symbol symbol                  `
-:   Set the password symbol to symbol
-
 `-p,       --prompt text                             `
 :   Set spmenu prompt text to text
 
diff --git a/libs/argv.c b/libs/argv.c
index 3eeb95e..bd93eb1 100644
--- a/libs/argv.c
+++ b/libs/argv.c
@@ -169,8 +169,6 @@ readargs(int argc, char *argv[])
 			if (lines == 0) lines = 1;
 		} else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-mc") || (!strcmp(argv[i], "--max-cache"))) { // max cache
 			maxcache = atoi(argv[++i]);
-		} else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-") || (!strcmp(argv[i], "--password-symbol"))) { // password symbol
-			password = argv[++i];
 		} else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-l") || (!strcmp(argv[i], "--lines"))) { // number of lines in grid
 			lines = atoi(argv[++i]);
 		} else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-mh") || (!strcmp(argv[i], "--lineheight"))) { // line height
@@ -363,7 +361,6 @@ usage(void)
 		  "spmenu -F,       --fuzzy                                     Enable fuzzy matching\n"
 		  "spmenu -NF,      --no-fuzzy                                  Disable fuzzy matching\n"
 		  "spmenu -P,       --password                                  Hide characters\n"
-          "spmenu -Ps,      --password-symbol <symbol>                  Set the password symbol to <symbol>\n"
 		  "spmenu -p,       --prompt <text>                             Set spmenu prompt text to <text>\n"
           "spmenu -ip,      --indent                                    Indent items to prompt width\n"
           "spmenu -nip,     --no-indent                                 Don't indent items to prompt width\n"
diff --git a/libs/draw.c b/libs/draw.c
index 1dbecec..01b146a 100644
--- a/libs/draw.c
+++ b/libs/draw.c
@@ -250,8 +250,8 @@ drawinput(int x, int y, int w)
 	w = (lines > 0 || !matches) ? mw - x : inputw;
 	drw_setscheme(drw, scheme[SchemeInput]);
 	if (passwd && !hideprompt) {
-	    censort = ecalloc(pango_input ? TEXTWM(password) : TEXTW(password), sizeof(text));
-		memset(censort, *password, strlen(text));
+	    censort = ecalloc(1, sizeof(text));
+		memset(censort, (int)password, strlen(text));
 
         apply_fribidi(censort);
 		drw_text(drw, x, 0, w, bh, lrpad / 2, isrtl ? fribidi_text : censort, 0, pango_password ? True : False);
diff --git a/options.h b/options.h
index 25b1751..2d88816 100644
--- a/options.h
+++ b/options.h
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ static char font[]                     = "Noto Sans Mono 8"; /* Font to draw tex
 /* Symbol options */
 static char *leftarrow                 = "<"; /* Left arrow, used to indicate you can move to the left */
 static char *rightarrow                = ">"; /* Right arrow, used to indicate you can move to the right */
-static char *password                  = "."; /* Password character, when the -P argument is active this will replace all characters typed */
+static char password                   = '*'; /* Password character, when the -P argument is active this will replace all characters typed */
 
 /* Match options */
 static int type                        = 1; /* Allow typing into spmenu or only allow keybinds. */
diff --git a/spmenu.1 b/spmenu.1
index f248d97..5a8b108 100644
--- a/spmenu.1
+++ b/spmenu.1
@@ -86,9 +86,6 @@ Disable fuzzy matching
 \f[V]-P,       --password\f[R]
 Hide characters
 .TP
-\f[V]-Ps,      --password-symbol symbol\f[R]
-Set the password symbol to symbol
-.TP
 \f[V]-p,       --prompt text\f[R]
 Set spmenu prompt text to text
 .TP