2 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/more.c b/more.c
index f8b17b34a..b89143e4d 100644
--- a/more.c
+++ b/more.c
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ extern int more_main(int argc, char **argv)
 #ifdef BB_FEATURE_USE_TERMIOS
                 cin = fopen("/dev/tty", "r");
                 if (!cin)
-                        cin = fopen("/dev/console", "r");
+                        cin = xfopen("/dev/console", "r");
                 getTermSettings(fileno(cin), &initial_settings);
                 new_settings = initial_settings;
                 new_settings.c_cc[VMIN] = 1;
diff --git a/util-linux/more.c b/util-linux/more.c
index f8b17b34a..b89143e4d 100644
--- a/util-linux/more.c
+++ b/util-linux/more.c
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ extern int more_main(int argc, char **argv)
 #ifdef BB_FEATURE_USE_TERMIOS
                 cin = fopen("/dev/tty", "r");
                 if (!cin)
-                        cin = fopen("/dev/console", "r");
+                        cin = xfopen("/dev/console", "r");
                 getTermSettings(fileno(cin), &initial_settings);
                 new_settings = initial_settings;
                 new_settings.c_cc[VMIN] = 1;