diff --git a/target/default/target_skeleton/etc/inittab b/target/default/target_skeleton/etc/inittab
index 3b0c14e41..aab2df956 100644
--- a/target/default/target_skeleton/etc/inittab
+++ b/target/default/target_skeleton/etc/inittab
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 ::sysinit:/etc/init.d/rcS
 ::shutdown:/sbin/halt
-tts/0::askfirst:/bin/login
+tts/0::askfirst:/bin/ash --login