--- a/networking/telnetd.c
+++ b/networking/telnetd.c
@@ -509,6 +509,7 @@ make_new_session(
/* Restore default signal handling ASAP */
bb_signals((1 << SIGCHLD) + (1 << SIGPIPE), SIG_DFL);
+ signal(SIGINT, SIG_DFL);
pid = getpid();