diff --git a/src/finit.c b/src/finit.c
index 495cdc69..04b2c155 100644
--- a/src/finit.c
+++ b/src/finit.c
@@ -61,8 +61,9 @@
 #include "util.h"
 #include "utmp-api.h"
 
-uev_ctx_t *ctx  = NULL;		/* Main loop context */
-svc_t *wdog     = NULL;		/* No watchdog by default */
+uev_ctx_t *ctx;		/* Main loop context */
+svc_t     *wdog;	/* No watchdog by default */
+char      *arg0;	/* Saved for setprocnm() */
 
 
 /*
@@ -609,6 +610,9 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
 	uev_ctx_t loop;
 
+	/* Save argv for setprocnm() in child processes */
+	arg0 = argv[0];
+
 	/* user calling telinit or init */
 	if (getpid() != 1) {
 		if (geteuid() == 0)
diff --git a/src/helpers.c b/src/helpers.c
index 0aebde0c..73a1e069 100644
--- a/src/helpers.c
+++ b/src/helpers.c
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 #include <stdarg.h>
 #include <sysexits.h>
 #include <sys/ioctl.h>
+#include <sys/prctl.h>
 #ifdef _LIBITE_LITE
 # include <libite/lite.h>
 #else
@@ -527,6 +528,29 @@ int in_container(void)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+/**
+ * setprocnm - Set process name in argv[0] for ps/pidof
+ * @name: New process name to set
+ *
+ * Changes the process name by modifying argv[0].  This is particularly
+ * useful for compatibility with BusyBox's pidof which reads cmdline
+ * from /proc/pid/cmdline rather than /proc/pid/comm.
+ */
+void setprocnm(const char *name)
+{
+	extern char *arg0;
+	size_t len;
+
+	if (!arg0 || !name)
+		return;
+
+	prctl(PR_SET_NAME, name, 0, 0, 0);
+
+	len = strlen(arg0);
+	memset(arg0, 0, len);
+	strlcpy(arg0, name, len + 1);
+}
+
 /**
  * Local Variables:
  *  indent-tabs-mode: t
diff --git a/src/helpers.h b/src/helpers.h
index 0af260d4..2d380870 100644
--- a/src/helpers.h
+++ b/src/helpers.h
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ int     print_result    (int fail);
 void    set_hostname    (char **hostname);
 void    networking      (int updown);
 int     in_container    (void);
+void    setprocnm       (const char *name);
 
 int     complete        (char *cmd, int pid);
 int     run             (char *cmd, char *log);
diff --git a/src/service.c b/src/service.c
index 4f1b2955..c94d5d80 100644
--- a/src/service.c
+++ b/src/service.c
@@ -569,6 +569,8 @@ static pid_t service_fork(svc_t *svc)
 			return -1;
 		}
 #endif
+		if (svc_is_tty(svc))
+			setprocnm("getty");
 
 		sched_yield();