diff --git a/src/interop.zig b/src/interop.zig
index a053747..5c017bb 100644
--- a/src/interop.zig
+++ b/src/interop.zig
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ pub const termbox = @cImport({
     @cInclude("termbox.h");
 });
 
+pub const vt = @cImport({
+    @cInclude("linux/vt.h");
+});
+
 pub const pam = @cImport({
     @cInclude("security/pam_appl.h");
 });
@@ -44,6 +48,7 @@ pub const passwd = extern struct {
     pw_shell: [*:0]u8,
 };
 
+pub const VT_GETSTATE: c_int = 0x5603;
 pub const VT_ACTIVATE: c_int = 0x5606;
 pub const VT_WAITACTIVE: c_int = 0x5607;
 
diff --git a/src/main.zig b/src/main.zig
index bff277b..2d16db5 100644
--- a/src/main.zig
+++ b/src/main.zig
@@ -526,6 +526,11 @@ pub fn main() !void {
                 defer shared_err.deinit();
 
                 {
+                    // This will set the current active VT as our TTY.
+                    var vtstat: interop.vt.vt_stat = undefined;
+                    _ = std.c.ioctl(std.c.STDIN_FILENO, interop.VT_GETSTATE, &vtstat);
+                    config.tty = @intCast(vtstat.v_active);
+
                     const login_text = try allocator.dupeZ(u8, login.text.items);
                     defer allocator.free(login_text);
                     const password_text = try allocator.dupeZ(u8, password.text.items);