diff --git a/main/asterisk.c b/main/asterisk.c
index c484f3be7..364bdf7e3 100644
--- a/main/asterisk.c
+++ b/main/asterisk.c
@@ -2943,7 +2943,7 @@ static void ast_readconfig(void)
 			ast_set2_flag(&ast_options, ast_true(v->value), AST_OPT_FLAG_QUIET);
 		/* Run as console (-c at startup, implies nofork) */
 		} else if (!strcasecmp(v->name, "console")) {
-			ast_set2_flag(&ast_options, ast_true(v->value), AST_OPT_FLAG_CONSOLE);
+			ast_set2_flag(&ast_options, ast_true(v->value), AST_OPT_FLAG_NO_FORK | AST_OPT_FLAG_CONSOLE);
 		/* Run with high priority if the O/S permits (-p at startup) */
 		} else if (!strcasecmp(v->name, "highpriority")) {
 			ast_set2_flag(&ast_options, ast_true(v->value), AST_OPT_FLAG_HIGH_PRIORITY);