--- busybox.org/loginutils/login.c	2014-09-10 20:49:23.650461804 +0530
+++ busybox/loginutils/login.c	2014-09-10 20:48:10.090939778 +0530
@@ -184,24 +184,20 @@
 	cntdown = EMPTY_USERNAME_COUNT;
  prompt:
 	print_login_prompt();
-	/* skip whitespace */
-	do {
-		c = getchar();
-		if (c == EOF)
-			exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
-		if (c == '\n') {
-			if (!--cntdown)
-				exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+	c = getchar();
+	if (c == EOF) exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+	if (c == '\n')
+	{
+		if (!--cntdown) exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 			goto prompt;
-		}
-	} while (isspace(c)); /* maybe isblank? */
+	}
 
 	*buf++ = c;
 	if (!fgets(buf, size_buf-2, stdin))
 		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 	if (!strchr(buf, '\n'))
 		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
-	while ((unsigned char)*buf > ' ')
+	while ((((unsigned char)*buf > ' ') || isspace(*buf)) && ( '\n' != *buf))
 		buf++;
 	*buf = '\0';
 }