--- networking/telnetd.c
+++ networking/telnetd.c
@@ -510,6 +510,7 @@
 
 	/* Restore default signal handling ASAP */
 	bb_signals((1 << SIGCHLD) + (1 << SIGPIPE), SIG_DFL);
+	signal(SIGINT, SIG_DFL);
 
 	pid = getpid();