diff --git a/NOFORK_NOEXEC.lst b/NOFORK_NOEXEC.lst
index 58b3e9c54..ec3b2a67e 100644
--- a/NOFORK_NOEXEC.lst
+++ b/NOFORK_NOEXEC.lst
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ sed - runner
 sendmail - runner
 seq - noexec. runner
 setarch - noexec. spawner
-setconsole
+setconsole - noexec
 setfont
 setkeycodes - noexec
 setlogcons - noexec
diff --git a/console-tools/setconsole.c b/console-tools/setconsole.c
index fa5269ebb..9a8ca3821 100644
--- a/console-tools/setconsole.c
+++ b/console-tools/setconsole.c
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 //config:	default y
 //config:	depends on SETCONSOLE && LONG_OPTS
 
-//applet:IF_SETCONSOLE(APPLET(setconsole, BB_DIR_SBIN, BB_SUID_DROP))
+//applet:IF_SETCONSOLE(APPLET_NOEXEC(setconsole, setconsole, BB_DIR_SBIN, BB_SUID_DROP, setconsole))
 
 //kbuild:lib-$(CONFIG_SETCONSOLE) += setconsole.o