3 files changed, 13 insertions, 12 deletions

diff --git a/Changelog b/Changelog
index 5e0f5fd4b..bd149b07b 100644
--- a/Changelog
+++ b/Changelog
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
             -- Optimized gzip.c, shrinking it be ~1.5k
         * Matt Kraai
             -- Fix sed s/[/]// handling (closes: #1208).
+            -- Fix `-/bin/sh' invocation (closes: #1209).
 
 
          -Erik Andersen, --not yet released--
diff --git a/applets/busybox.c b/applets/busybox.c
index 7a220f7b0..33efb5d84 100644
--- a/applets/busybox.c
+++ b/applets/busybox.c
@@ -69,16 +69,16 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
         const char *s;
 
-        for (s = applet_name = argv[0]; *s != '\0';) {
+        applet_name = argv[0];
+
+        if (applet_name[0] == '-')
+                applet_name++;
+
+        for (s = applet_name; *s != '\0';) {
                 if (*s++ == '/')
                         applet_name = s;
         }
 
-        /* Add in a special case hack for a leading hyphen */
-        if (**argv == '-' && *(*argv+1)!= '-') {
-                applet_name = (*argv+1);
-        }
-
 #ifdef BB_LOCALE_SUPPORT 
 #ifdef BB_INIT
         if(getpid()!=1) /* Do not set locale for `init' */
diff --git a/busybox.c b/busybox.c
index 7a220f7b0..33efb5d84 100644
--- a/busybox.c
+++ b/busybox.c
@@ -69,16 +69,16 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
         const char *s;
 
-        for (s = applet_name = argv[0]; *s != '\0';) {
+        applet_name = argv[0];
+
+        if (applet_name[0] == '-')
+                applet_name++;
+
+        for (s = applet_name; *s != '\0';) {
                 if (*s++ == '/')
                         applet_name = s;
         }
 
-        /* Add in a special case hack for a leading hyphen */
-        if (**argv == '-' && *(*argv+1)!= '-') {
-                applet_name = (*argv+1);
-        }
-
 #ifdef BB_LOCALE_SUPPORT 
 #ifdef BB_INIT
         if(getpid()!=1) /* Do not set locale for `init' */