1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/meta/packages/base-files/base-files/profile b/meta/packages/base-files/base-files/profile
index a4c16944b9..3dc22f316a 100644
--- a/meta/packages/base-files/base-files/profile
+++ b/meta/packages/base-files/base-files/profile
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 # and Bourne compatible shells (bash(1), ksh(1), ash(1), ...).
 
 PATH="/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin"
-EDITOR="/bin/vi"        # needed for packages like cron
-TERM="vt100"            # Basic terminal capab. For screen etc.
+EDITOR="/bin/vi"                        # needed for packages like cron
+test -z "$TERM" && TERM="vt100" # Basic terminal capab. For screen etc.
 
 if [ ! -e /etc/localtime ]; then
         TZ="UTC"                # Time Zone. Look at http://theory.uwinnipeg.ca/gnu/glibc/libc_303.html