diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 4740fb9..2285b58 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -2322,6 +2322,8 @@ AC_CHECK_FUNCS(getpt)
 # than to expect to find it in ncurses.
 AC_CHECK_LIB(ncurses, tparm)
 
+AC_CHECK_FUNCS(ttyname)
+
 # Do we have res_init, for detecting changes in /etc/resolv.conf?
 
 resolv=no
diff --git a/src/term.c b/src/term.c
index 4e63568..fe1edd0 100644
--- a/src/term.c
+++ b/src/term.c
@@ -3351,7 +3351,16 @@ init_tty (char *name, char *terminal_type, int must_succeed)
 
     file = fdopen (fd, "w+");
     tty->name = xstrdup (name);
-    terminal->name = xstrdup (name);
+
+#if HAVE_TTYNAME
+    if (ctty)
+      {
+	char *ctty_name = ttyname (0);
+	terminal->name = xstrdup (ctty_name ? ctty_name : name);
+      }
+    else
+#endif
+      terminal->name = xstrdup (name);
     tty->input = file;
     tty->output = file;
   }