1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/loginutils/getty.c b/loginutils/getty.c
index 31230c9a5..f033b5afd 100644
--- a/loginutils/getty.c
+++ b/loginutils/getty.c
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ static char *get_logname(char *logname, unsigned size_logname,
 
                         /* Do parity bit handling. */
                         ascval = c & 0177;
-                        if (c != ascval) {       /* "parity" bit on ? */
+                        if (!(op->flags & F_LOCAL) && (c != ascval)) {       /* "parity" bit on ? */
                                 bits = 1;
                                 mask = 1;
                                 while (mask & 0177) {