diff --git a/initd/main.c b/initd/main.c
index 5f85641..49bbee7 100644
--- a/initd/main.c
+++ b/initd/main.c
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ static void handle_tellinit(int ti_sock)
 
 int main(void)
 {
-	int ti_sock, sfd, ret;
+	int ti_sock = -1, sfd, ret, count;
 	struct pollfd pfd[2];
 	sigset_t mask;
 
@@ -225,32 +225,37 @@ int main(void)
 		return EXIT_FAILURE;
 	}
 
-	ti_sock = mksock();
-	if (ti_sock == -1)
-		return EXIT_FAILURE;
-
 	if (setup_tty())
 		return EXIT_FAILURE;
 
 	memset(pfd, 0, sizeof(pfd));
 	pfd[0].fd = sfd;
-	pfd[1].fd = ti_sock;
-	pfd[0].events = pfd[1].events = POLLIN;
+	pfd[0].events = POLLIN;
+	count = 1;
 
 	for (;;) {
 		if (!svclist_have_singleshot() && target != runlevel) {
 			start_runlevel(target);
 			runlevel = target;
+
+			if (target == TGT_BOOT && ti_sock == -1) {
+				ti_sock = mksock();
+				if (ti_sock != -1) {
+					pfd[1].fd = ti_sock;
+					pfd[1].events = POLLIN;
+					count = 2;
+				}
+			}
 			continue;
 		}
 
-		ret = poll(pfd, sizeof(pfd) / sizeof(pfd[0]), -1);
+		ret = poll(pfd, count, -1);
 
 		if (ret > 0) {
 			if (pfd[0].revents & POLLIN)
 				handle_signal(sfd);
 
-			if (pfd[1].revents & POLLIN)
+			if (ti_sock != -1 && pfd[1].revents & POLLIN)
 				handle_tellinit(ti_sock);
 		}
 	}