diff --git a/src/main/java/de/ellpeck/prettypipes/terminal/containers/CraftingTerminalGui.java b/src/main/java/de/ellpeck/prettypipes/terminal/containers/CraftingTerminalGui.java
index 5b66724..b6fc5ff 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/ellpeck/prettypipes/terminal/containers/CraftingTerminalGui.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/ellpeck/prettypipes/terminal/containers/CraftingTerminalGui.java
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package de.ellpeck.prettypipes.terminal.containers;
 
+import com.mojang.blaze3d.platform.InputConstants;
 import com.mojang.blaze3d.vertex.PoseStack;
 import de.ellpeck.prettypipes.PrettyPipes;
 import de.ellpeck.prettypipes.packets.PacketButton;
@@ -25,7 +26,8 @@ public class CraftingTerminalGui extends ItemTerminalGui {
         super.init();
         this.requestButton = this.addRenderableWidget(new Button(this.leftPos + 8, this.topPos + 100, 50, 20, new TranslatableComponent("info." + PrettyPipes.ID + ".request"), button -> {
             var amount = requestModifier();
-            var force = hasAltDown() ? 1 : 0;
+            // also allow holding backspace instead of alt for people whose alt key is inaccessible (linux?)
+            var force = hasAltDown() || InputConstants.isKeyDown(this.minecraft.getWindow().getWindow(), 259) ? 1 : 0;
             PacketHandler.sendToServer(new PacketButton(this.menu.tile.getBlockPos(), PacketButton.ButtonResult.CRAFT_TERMINAL_REQUEST, amount, force));
         }));
         this.tick();
diff --git a/src/main/resources/assets/prettypipes/lang/en_us.json b/src/main/resources/assets/prettypipes/lang/en_us.json
index 52545d3..e3b2df5 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/assets/prettypipes/lang/en_us.json
+++ b/src/main/resources/assets/prettypipes/lang/en_us.json
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
     "info.prettypipes.limit_to_max_off": "Don't limit to one stack",
     "info.prettypipes.request": "Request",
     "info.prettypipes.not_found": "%s not found",
-    "info.prettypipes.hold_alt": "Hold Alt to request anyway",
+    "info.prettypipes.hold_alt": "Hold Alt or Backspace to request anyway",
     "info.prettypipes.sending": "Sending %s %s",
     "info.prettypipes.sending_ingredients": "Sending %s sets of ingredients",
     "info.prettypipes.order": "Order by %s",