diff --git a/release/scripts/modules/console/intellisense.py b/release/scripts/modules/console/intellisense.py
index a177b305fda..b694cceafea 100644
--- a/release/scripts/modules/console/intellisense.py
+++ b/release/scripts/modules/console/intellisense.py
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ def expand(line, cursor, namespace, private=True):
 
     if prefix:
         line = line[:cursor] + prefix + line[cursor:]
-        cursor += len(prefix)
+        cursor += len(prefix.encode('utf-8'))
         if no_calltip and prefix.endswith('('):
             return expand(line, cursor, namespace, private)
     return line, cursor, scrollback