diff --git a/package/base-files/files/lib/preinit/10_indicate_failsafe b/package/base-files/files/lib/preinit/10_indicate_failsafe
index 7bf5e029e42..8c950bff74d 100644
--- a/package/base-files/files/lib/preinit/10_indicate_failsafe
+++ b/package/base-files/files/lib/preinit/10_indicate_failsafe
@@ -9,9 +9,14 @@ indicate_failsafe_led () {
 
 indicate_failsafe() {
 	[ "$pi_preinit_no_failsafe" = "y" ] && return
-	echo "- failsafe -"
+	local consoles="$(cat /sys/class/tty/console/active)"
+	[ -n "$consoles" ] || consoles=console
+	for console in $consoles; do
+		[ -c "/dev/$console" ] && echo "- failsafe -" >"/dev/$console"
+	done
 	preinit_net_echo "Entering Failsafe!\n"
 	indicate_failsafe_led
+	echo OpenWrt-failsafe > /proc/sys/kernel/hostname
 }
 
 boot_hook_add failsafe indicate_failsafe
diff --git a/package/base-files/files/lib/preinit/30_failsafe_wait b/package/base-files/files/lib/preinit/30_failsafe_wait
index 9ab2e8bd4d8..c792089ece1 100644
--- a/package/base-files/files/lib/preinit/30_failsafe_wait
+++ b/package/base-files/files/lib/preinit/30_failsafe_wait
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ fs_wait_for_key () {
 		rm -f $keypress_wait
 	} &
 
-	local consoles="$(sed -e 's/ /\n/g' /proc/cmdline | grep '^console=' | sed -e 's/^console=//' -e 's/,.*//')"
+	local consoles="$(cat /sys/class/tty/console/active)"
 	[ -n "$consoles" ] || consoles=console
 	for console in $consoles; do
 		[ -c "/dev/$console" ] || continue
@@ -78,6 +78,9 @@ fs_wait_for_key () {
 	keypressed=1
 	[ "$(cat $keypress_true)" = "true" ] && keypressed=0
 
+	trap - INT
+	trap - USR1
+
 	rm -f $keypress_true
 	rm -f $keypress_wait
 	rm -f $keypress_sec
diff --git a/package/base-files/files/lib/preinit/99_10_failsafe_login b/package/base-files/files/lib/preinit/99_10_failsafe_login
index 6f4af3f28b5..f72a35ed531 100644
--- a/package/base-files/files/lib/preinit/99_10_failsafe_login
+++ b/package/base-files/files/lib/preinit/99_10_failsafe_login
@@ -2,14 +2,22 @@
 # Copyright (C) 2010 Vertical Communications
 
 failsafe_shell() {
-	local consoles="$(sed -e 's/ /\n/g' /proc/cmdline | grep '^console=' | sed -e 's/^console=//' -e 's/,.*//')"
+	local consoles="$(cat /sys/class/tty/console/active)"
 	[ -n "$consoles" ] || consoles=console
 	for console in $consoles; do
-		[ -c "/dev/$console" ] && while true; do
-			ash --login <"/dev/$console" >"/dev/$console" 2>"/dev/$console"
-			sleep 1
-		done &
+		case "$console" in
+			console|tty[0-9]*)
+				term=${TERM:-linux}
+				;;
+			*)
+				term=vt102
+				;;
+		esac
+		# Running asynchronously via the shell's & would ignore SIGINT,
+		# breaking ^C. Use start-stop-daemon instead.
+		[ -c "/dev/$console" ] && start-stop-daemon -Sb -p /dev/null -- env -i ash -c "while true; do setsid -c env -i USER=root LOGNAME=root SHELL=/bin/ash TERM="$term" ash --login <\"/dev/$console\" >\"/dev/$console\" 2>\"/dev/$console\"; sleep 1; done"
 	done
+
 }
 
 boot_hook_add failsafe failsafe_shell
diff --git a/package/base-files/files/usr/libexec/login.sh b/package/base-files/files/usr/libexec/login.sh
index 1fff39c6a06..e2f898e850c 100755
--- a/package/base-files/files/usr/libexec/login.sh
+++ b/package/base-files/files/usr/libexec/login.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,17 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
-[ "$(uci -q get system.@system[0].ttylogin)" = 1 ] || exec /bin/ash --login
+[ -t 0 ] && {
+	tty_dev=$(readlink /proc/self/fd/0)
+	case "$tty_dev" in
+		/dev/console|/dev/tty[0-9]*)
+			export TERM=${TERM:-linux}
+			;;
+		/dev/*)
+			export TERM=vt102
+			;;
+	esac
+}
+
+[ "$(uci -q get system.@system[0].ttylogin)" = 1 ] || exec /bin/login -f root
 
 exec /bin/login
diff --git a/package/utils/busybox/Config-defaults.in b/package/utils/busybox/Config-defaults.in
index 515bea3d1d7..f88f395e2cb 100644
--- a/package/utils/busybox/Config-defaults.in
+++ b/package/utils/busybox/Config-defaults.in
@@ -1801,7 +1801,7 @@ config BUSYBOX_DEFAULT_FEATURE_SETPRIV_CAPABILITY_NAMES
 	default n
 config BUSYBOX_DEFAULT_SETSID
 	bool
-	default n
+	default y
 config BUSYBOX_DEFAULT_SWAPON
 	bool
 	default y