1 files changed, 4 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/networking/telnetd.c b/networking/telnetd.c
index 7b799dcf8..1ca6fdece 100644
--- a/networking/telnetd.c
+++ b/networking/telnetd.c
@@ -228,10 +228,11 @@ make_new_session(
 #if ENABLE_FEATURE_TELNETD_STANDALONE
        ts->sockfd_read = sock;
        ndelay_on(sock);
-        if (!sock) /* We are called with fd 0 - we are in inetd mode */
+        if (!sock) { /* We are called with fd 0 - we are in inetd mode */
-                sock++;
+                sock++; /* so use fd 1 for output */
+                ndelay_on(sock);
+        }
        ts->sockfd_write = sock;
-        ndelay_on(sock);
        if (sock > maxfd)
                maxfd = sock;
 #else