1 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/loginutils/login.c b/loginutils/login.c
index ef27c3b4a..c1e0c7699 100644
--- a/loginutils/login.c
+++ b/loginutils/login.c
@@ -305,6 +305,10 @@ int login_main(int argc, char **argv)
         openlog(applet_name, LOG_PID | LOG_CONS | LOG_NOWAIT, LOG_AUTH);
 
         while (1) {
+
+                /* flush away any type-ahead (as getty does) */
+                (void) ioctl(0, TCFLSH, TCIFLUSH);
+
                 if (!username[0])
                         get_username_or_die(username, sizeof(username));