diff --git a/package/base-files/files/bin/config_generate b/package/base-files/files/bin/config_generate
index 30e7c119f7..596fcf41fa 100755
--- a/package/base-files/files/bin/config_generate
+++ b/package/base-files/files/bin/config_generate
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ generate_static_system() {
 		add system system
 		set system.@system[-1].hostname='OpenWrt'
 		set system.@system[-1].timezone='UTC'
-		set system.@system[-1].ttylogin='1'
+		set system.@system[-1].ttylogin='0'
 		set system.@system[-1].log_size='64'
 		set system.@system[-1].urandom_seed='0'