diff --git a/src/helpers.c b/src/helpers.c
index 56f3aab1..f5913a2d 100644
--- a/src/helpers.c
+++ b/src/helpers.c
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ static void add_console(char *cons)
 	}
 
 	/* this requires we have /dev mounted && a device there */
-	fds[num_cons] = open(path, O_WRONLY);
+	fds[num_cons] = open(path, O_WRONLY | O_NOCTTY);
 	if (fds[num_cons] < 0) {
 		_pe("Failed opening console %s", path);
 		return;
diff --git a/src/tty.c b/src/tty.c
index 408b1a1c..1fbb902e 100644
--- a/src/tty.c
+++ b/src/tty.c
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ int tty_exists(char *dev)
 	struct termios c;
 	int fd, rc;
 
-	fd = open(dev, O_RDWR);
+	fd = open(dev, O_RDWR | O_NOCTTY);
 	if (-1 == fd)
 		return 0;