--- console-tools/setconsole.c.orig	2007-05-20 18:55:25.000000000 +0200
+++ console-tools/setconsole.c	2007-07-29 03:49:48.000000000 +0200
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 			device = DEV_CONSOLE;
 	}
 
-	if (-1 == ioctl(xopen(device, O_RDONLY), TIOCCONS)) {
+	if (-1 == ioctl(xopen(device, O_RDWR), TIOCCONS)) {
 		bb_perror_msg_and_die("TIOCCONS");
 	}
 	return EXIT_SUCCESS;