diff --git a/debianutils/start_stop_daemon.c b/debianutils/start_stop_daemon.c
index 02609c04f..495ed0a09 100644
--- a/debianutils/start_stop_daemon.c
+++ b/debianutils/start_stop_daemon.c
@@ -474,7 +474,7 @@ int start_stop_daemon_main(int argc UNUSED_PARAM, char **argv)
 	*--argv = startas;
 	if (opt & OPT_BACKGROUND) {
 #if BB_MMU
-		bb_daemonize(DAEMON_DEVNULL_STDIO + DAEMON_CLOSE_EXTRA_FDS);
+		bb_daemonize(DAEMON_DEVNULL_STDIO + DAEMON_CLOSE_EXTRA_FDS + DAEMON_DOUBLE_FORK);
 		/* DAEMON_DEVNULL_STDIO is superfluous -
 		 * it's always done by bb_daemonize() */
 #else
diff --git a/include/libbb.h b/include/libbb.h
index 53224fa35..09e8d28e7 100644
--- a/include/libbb.h
+++ b/include/libbb.h
@@ -966,6 +966,7 @@ enum {
 	DAEMON_DEVNULL_STDIO = 2,
 	DAEMON_CLOSE_EXTRA_FDS = 4,
 	DAEMON_ONLY_SANITIZE = 8, /* internal use */
+	DAEMON_DOUBLE_FORK = 16, /* double fork to avoid controlling tty */
 };
 #if BB_MMU
   enum { re_execed = 0 };
diff --git a/libbb/vfork_daemon_rexec.c b/libbb/vfork_daemon_rexec.c
index a75eafbd3..ed1f86f0c 100644
--- a/libbb/vfork_daemon_rexec.c
+++ b/libbb/vfork_daemon_rexec.c
@@ -253,11 +253,19 @@ void FAST_FUNC bb_daemonize_or_rexec(int flags, char **argv)
 	if (!(flags & DAEMON_ONLY_SANITIZE)) {
 		if (fork_or_rexec(argv))
 			exit(EXIT_SUCCESS); /* parent */
-		/* if daemonizing, make sure we detach from stdio & ctty */
+		/* if daemonizing, detach from stdio & ctty */
 		setsid();
 		dup2(fd, 0);
 		dup2(fd, 1);
 		dup2(fd, 2);
+		if (flags & DAEMON_DOUBLE_FORK) {
+			/* On Linux, session leader can acquire ctty
+			 * unknowingly, by opening a tty.
+			 * Prevent this: stop being a session leader.
+			 */
+			if (fork_or_rexec(argv))
+				exit(EXIT_SUCCESS); /* parent */
+		}
 	}
 	while (fd > 2) {
 		close(fd--);