diff --git a/include/ttyutils.h b/include/ttyutils.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..949b72a7b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/ttyutils.h
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+
+#include <termios.h>
+
+#define UL_TTY_KEEPCFLAGS	(1 << 1)
+#define UL_TTY_UTF8		(1 << 2)
+
+static inline void reset_virtual_console(struct termios *tp, int flags)
+{
+	/* Use defaults of <sys/ttydefaults.h> for base settings */
+	tp->c_iflag |= TTYDEF_IFLAG;
+	tp->c_oflag |= TTYDEF_OFLAG;
+	tp->c_lflag |= TTYDEF_LFLAG;
+
+	if ((flags & UL_TTY_KEEPCFLAGS) == 0) {
+#ifdef CBAUD
+		tp->c_lflag &= ~CBAUD;
+#endif
+		tp->c_cflag |= (B38400 | TTYDEF_CFLAG);
+	}
+
+	/* Sane setting, allow eight bit characters, no carriage return delay
+	 * the same result as `stty sane cr0 pass8'
+	 */
+	tp->c_iflag |=  (BRKINT | ICRNL | IMAXBEL);
+	tp->c_iflag &= ~(IGNBRK | INLCR | IGNCR | IXOFF | IUCLC | IXANY | ISTRIP);
+	tp->c_oflag |=  (OPOST | ONLCR | NL0 | CR0 | TAB0 | BS0 | VT0 | FF0);
+	tp->c_oflag &= ~(OLCUC | OCRNL | ONOCR | ONLRET | OFILL | \
+			    NLDLY|CRDLY|TABDLY|BSDLY|VTDLY|FFDLY);
+	tp->c_lflag |=  (ISIG | ICANON | IEXTEN | ECHO|ECHOE|ECHOK|ECHOKE);
+	tp->c_lflag &= ~(ECHONL|ECHOCTL|ECHOPRT | NOFLSH | TOSTOP);
+
+	if ((flags & UL_TTY_KEEPCFLAGS) == 0) {
+		tp->c_cflag |=  (CREAD | CS8 | HUPCL);
+		tp->c_cflag &= ~(PARODD | PARENB);
+	}
+#ifdef OFDEL
+	tp->c_oflag &= ~OFDEL;
+#endif
+#ifdef XCASE
+	tp->c_lflag &= ~XCASE;
+#endif
+#ifdef IUTF8
+	if (flags & UL_TTY_UTF8)
+		tp->c_iflag |= IUTF8;	    /* Set UTF-8 input flag */
+	else
+		tp->c_iflag &= ~IUTF8;
+#endif
+	/* VTIME and VMIN can overlap with VEOF and VEOL since they are
+	 * only used for non-canonical mode. We just set the at the
+	 * beginning, so nothing bad should happen.
+	 */
+	tp->c_cc[VTIME]    = 0;
+	tp->c_cc[VMIN]     = 1;
+	tp->c_cc[VINTR]    = CINTR;
+	tp->c_cc[VQUIT]    = CQUIT;
+	tp->c_cc[VERASE]   = CERASE; /* ASCII DEL (0177) */
+	tp->c_cc[VKILL]    = CKILL;
+	tp->c_cc[VEOF]     = CEOF;
+#ifdef VSWTC
+	tp->c_cc[VSWTC]    = _POSIX_VDISABLE;
+#elif defined(VSWTCH)
+	tp->c_cc[VSWTCH]   = _POSIX_VDISABLE;
+#endif
+	tp->c_cc[VSTART]   = CSTART;
+	tp->c_cc[VSTOP]    = CSTOP;
+	tp->c_cc[VSUSP]    = CSUSP;
+	tp->c_cc[VEOL]     = _POSIX_VDISABLE;
+	tp->c_cc[VREPRINT] = CREPRINT;
+	tp->c_cc[VDISCARD] = CDISCARD;
+	tp->c_cc[VWERASE]  = CWERASE;
+	tp->c_cc[VLNEXT]   = CLNEXT;
+	tp->c_cc[VEOL2]    = _POSIX_VDISABLE;
+}
diff --git a/term-utils/agetty.c b/term-utils/agetty.c
index d9c9b05b3..bed4cde74 100644
--- a/term-utils/agetty.c
+++ b/term-utils/agetty.c
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 #include "pathnames.h"
 #include "c.h"
 #include "widechar.h"
+#include "ttyutils.h"
 
 #ifdef __linux__
 #  include <sys/kd.h>
@@ -1144,70 +1145,13 @@ static void termio_init(struct options *op, struct termios *tp)
 /* Reset virtual console on stdin to its defaults */
 static void reset_vc(const struct options *op, struct termios *tp)
 {
-	/* Use defaults of <sys/ttydefaults.h> for base settings */
-	tp->c_iflag |= TTYDEF_IFLAG;
-	tp->c_oflag |= TTYDEF_OFLAG;
-	tp->c_lflag |= TTYDEF_LFLAG;
+	int fl = 0;
 
-	if ((op->flags & F_KEEPCFLAGS) == 0) {
-#ifdef CBAUD
-		tp->c_lflag &= ~CBAUD;
-#endif
-		tp->c_cflag |= (B38400 | TTYDEF_CFLAG);
-	}
+	fl |= (op->flags & F_KEEPCFLAGS) == 0 ? 0 : UL_TTY_KEEPCFLAGS;
+	fl |= (op->flags & F_UTF8)       == 0 ? 0 : UL_TTY_UTF8;
 
-	/* Sane setting, allow eight bit characters, no carriage return delay
-	 * the same result as `stty sane cr0 pass8'
-	 */
-	tp->c_iflag |=  (BRKINT | ICRNL | IMAXBEL);
-	tp->c_iflag &= ~(IGNBRK | INLCR | IGNCR | IXOFF | IUCLC | IXANY | ISTRIP);
-	tp->c_oflag |=  (OPOST | ONLCR | NL0 | CR0 | TAB0 | BS0 | VT0 | FF0);
-	tp->c_oflag &= ~(OLCUC | OCRNL | ONOCR | ONLRET | OFILL | \
-			    NLDLY|CRDLY|TABDLY|BSDLY|VTDLY|FFDLY);
-	tp->c_lflag |=  (ISIG | ICANON | IEXTEN | ECHO|ECHOE|ECHOK|ECHOKE);
-	tp->c_lflag &= ~(ECHONL|ECHOCTL|ECHOPRT | NOFLSH | TOSTOP);
+	reset_virtual_console(tp, fl);
 
-	if ((op->flags & F_KEEPCFLAGS) == 0) {
-		tp->c_cflag |=  (CREAD | CS8 | HUPCL);
-		tp->c_cflag &= ~(PARODD | PARENB);
-	}
-#ifdef OFDEL
-	tp->c_oflag &= ~OFDEL;
-#endif
-#ifdef XCASE
-	tp->c_lflag &= ~XCASE;
-#endif
-#ifdef IUTF8
-	if (op->flags & F_UTF8)
-		tp->c_iflag |= IUTF8;	    /* Set UTF-8 input flag */
-	else
-		tp->c_iflag &= ~IUTF8;
-#endif
-	/* VTIME and VMIN can overlap with VEOF and VEOL since they are
-	 * only used for non-canonical mode. We just set the at the
-	 * beginning, so nothing bad should happen.
-	 */
-	tp->c_cc[VTIME]    = 0;
-	tp->c_cc[VMIN]     = 1;
-	tp->c_cc[VINTR]    = CINTR;
-	tp->c_cc[VQUIT]    = CQUIT;
-	tp->c_cc[VERASE]   = CERASE; /* ASCII DEL (0177) */
-	tp->c_cc[VKILL]    = CKILL;
-	tp->c_cc[VEOF]     = CEOF;
-#ifdef VSWTC
-	tp->c_cc[VSWTC]    = _POSIX_VDISABLE;
-#elif defined(VSWTCH)
-	tp->c_cc[VSWTCH]   = _POSIX_VDISABLE;
-#endif
-	tp->c_cc[VSTART]   = CSTART;
-	tp->c_cc[VSTOP]    = CSTOP;
-	tp->c_cc[VSUSP]    = CSUSP;
-	tp->c_cc[VEOL]     = _POSIX_VDISABLE;
-	tp->c_cc[VREPRINT] = CREPRINT;
-	tp->c_cc[VDISCARD] = CDISCARD;
-	tp->c_cc[VWERASE]  = CWERASE;
-	tp->c_cc[VLNEXT]   = CLNEXT;
-	tp->c_cc[VEOL2]    = _POSIX_VDISABLE;
 	if (tcsetattr(STDIN_FILENO, TCSADRAIN, tp))
 		log_warn("tcsetattr problem: %m");
 }