diff --git a/packages/debbugs/debbugs-gnu.el b/packages/debbugs/debbugs-gnu.el
index 5789d80db..b9d9083e3 100644
--- a/packages/debbugs/debbugs-gnu.el
+++ b/packages/debbugs/debbugs-gnu.el
@@ -987,7 +987,7 @@ Used instead of `tabulated-list-print-entry'."
   (let ((map (make-sparse-keymap))
 	(menu-map (make-sparse-keymap)))
     (set-keymap-parent map tabulated-list-mode-map)
-    (define-key map [return] #'debbugs-gnu-select-report)
+    (define-key map "\C-m" #'debbugs-gnu-select-report)
     (define-key map [mouse-2] #'debbugs-gnu-select-report)
     (define-key map "A" #'debbugs-gnu-select-current-bugs)
     (define-key map "g" #'debbugs-gnu-rescan)
@@ -2163,7 +2163,7 @@ successfully sent."
 (defvar debbugs-gnu-usertags-mode-map
   (let ((map (make-sparse-keymap)))
     (set-keymap-parent map tabulated-list-mode-map)
-    (define-key map [return] #'debbugs-gnu-select-usertag)
+    (define-key map "\C-m" #'debbugs-gnu-select-usertag)
     (define-key map [mouse-2] #'debbugs-gnu-select-usertag)
     map))