diff --git a/packages/sysutils/busybox/init.d/10_debugshell b/packages/sysutils/busybox/init.d/10_debugshell
index e4b8f2ba91..e4ff04ec09 100755
--- a/packages/sysutils/busybox/init.d/10_debugshell
+++ b/packages/sysutils/busybox/init.d/10_debugshell
@@ -1,15 +1,17 @@
-# start the ACPI daemon subsystem
+# start debug shell
 #
-# runlevels: openelec, text, debug
+# runlevels: openelec, debug, text
 
-TTY="3"
+  TTY="3"
 
-(
-  echo "#############################################"
-  echo "### it seems we are running in Debug mode ###"
-  echo "### starting debugging shell on console $TTY ###"
-  echo "### ...... switch with ctrl-alt-f$TTY ...... ###"
-  echo "#############################################"
-  exec /bin/sh </dev/tty$TTY >/dev/tty$TTY 2>&1
-)&
+if [ "$DEBUG"="yes" ]; then
 
+  echo "###########################################"
+  echo "## it seems we are running in Debug mode ##"
+  echo "## starting debugging shell on console $TTY ##"
+  echo "## ...... switch with ctrl-alt-f$TTY ...... ##"
+  echo "###########################################"
+
+  exec /bin/sh </dev/tty$TTY >/dev/tty$TTY 2>&1 &
+
+fi