diff --git a/packages/sysutils/busybox/init.d/99_shell b/packages/sysutils/busybox/init.d/99_shell
index 0d73433493..155d8ce538 100644
--- a/packages/sysutils/busybox/init.d/99_shell
+++ b/packages/sysutils/busybox/init.d/99_shell
@@ -31,5 +31,5 @@ echo "## ...... switch with ctrl-alt-f$TTY ...... ##"
 echo "###########################################"
 
 while true; do
-  exec /sbin/getty -n -l /bin/bash 38400 tty$TTY
+  exec /sbin/getty -n -l /bin/sh 38400 tty$TTY
 done