diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 743f55d84c..6292b72259 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@ version 1.0.
 1.0.2
 -----
 
+- Enable pty support for standard I/O forwarding on platforms that
+  have ptys but do not have openpty().  Thanks to Pierre Valiron for
+  bringing this to our attention.
 - Disable inline assembly for PGI compilers to avoid compiler errors.
   Thanks to Troy Telford for bringing this to our attention.
 - Added MPI_UNSIGNED_CHAR and MPI_SIGNED_CHAR to the allowed reduction
diff --git a/opal/util/opal_pty.c b/opal/util/opal_pty.c
index 15c73c5d8a..6e4a5faf09 100644
--- a/opal/util/opal_pty.c
+++ b/opal/util/opal_pty.c
@@ -230,22 +230,6 @@ static int ptys_open(int fdm, char *pts_name)
         close(fds);
         return -7;
     }
-    if (ioctl(fds, I_PUSH, "ttcompat") < 0) {
-        close(fdm);
-        close(fds);
-        return -8;
-    }
-
-    if (ioctl(fdm, I_PUSH, "pckt") < 0) {
-        close(fdm);
-        close(fds);
-        return -8;
-    }
-    if (ioctl(fdm, I_SRDOPT, RMSGN | RPROTDAT) < 0) {
-        close(fdm);
-        close(fds);
-        return -8;
-    }
 
     return fds;
 #else