diff --git a/contrib/cmd/recvtty/recvtty.go b/contrib/cmd/recvtty/recvtty.go
index cf2fddf76..8fddd0269 100644
--- a/contrib/cmd/recvtty/recvtty.go
+++ b/contrib/cmd/recvtty/recvtty.go
@@ -106,9 +106,6 @@ func handleSingle(path string, noStdin bool) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	if err := console.ClearONLCR(c.Fd()); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
 
 	// Copy from our stdio to the master fd.
 	var (
diff --git a/libcontainer/init_linux.go b/libcontainer/init_linux.go
index bb8ff0b52..06684eb5b 100644
--- a/libcontainer/init_linux.go
+++ b/libcontainer/init_linux.go
@@ -186,6 +186,10 @@ func setupConsole(socket *os.File, config *initConfig, mount bool) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+	err = console.ClearONLCR(pty.Fd())
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 
 	// After we return from here, we don't need the console anymore.
 	defer pty.Close()
diff --git a/libcontainer/integration/execin_test.go b/libcontainer/integration/execin_test.go
index ad2066ea9..dda716712 100644
--- a/libcontainer/integration/execin_test.go
+++ b/libcontainer/integration/execin_test.go
@@ -277,7 +277,12 @@ func TestExecInTTY(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	err = container.Run(process)
 	stdinR.Close()
-	defer stdinW.Close()
+	defer func() {
+		stdinW.Close()
+		if _, err := process.Wait(); err != nil {
+			t.Log(err)
+		}
+	}()
 	ok(t, err)
 
 	var stdout bytes.Buffer
@@ -286,67 +291,55 @@ func TestExecInTTY(t *testing.T) {
 		Args: []string{"ps"},
 		Env:  standardEnvironment,
 	}
-	parent, child, err := utils.NewSockPair("console")
-	if err != nil {
+
+	// Repeat to increase chances to catch a race; see
+	// https://github.com/opencontainers/runc/issues/2425.
+	for i := 0; i < 300; i++ {
+		parent, child, err := utils.NewSockPair("console")
+		if err != nil {
+			ok(t, err)
+		}
+		ps.ConsoleSocket = child
+
+		done := make(chan (error))
+		go func() {
+			f, err := utils.RecvFd(parent)
+			if err != nil {
+				done <- fmt.Errorf("RecvFd: %w", err)
+				return
+			}
+			c, err := console.ConsoleFromFile(f)
+			if err != nil {
+				done <- fmt.Errorf("ConsoleFromFile: %w", err)
+				return
+			}
+			// An error from io.Copy is expected once the terminal
+			// is gone, so we deliberately ignore it.
+			_, _ = io.Copy(&stdout, c)
+			done <- nil
+		}()
+
+		err = container.Run(ps)
 		ok(t, err)
-	}
-	defer parent.Close()
-	defer child.Close()
-	ps.ConsoleSocket = child
-	type cdata struct {
-		c   console.Console
-		err error
-	}
-	dc := make(chan *cdata, 1)
-	go func() {
-		f, err := utils.RecvFd(parent)
-		if err != nil {
-			dc <- &cdata{
-				err: err,
-			}
-			return
-		}
-		c, err := console.ConsoleFromFile(f)
-		if err != nil {
-			dc <- &cdata{
-				err: err,
-			}
-			return
-		}
-		console.ClearONLCR(c.Fd())
-		dc <- &cdata{
-			c: c,
-		}
-	}()
-	err = container.Run(ps)
-	ok(t, err)
-	data := <-dc
-	if data.err != nil {
-		ok(t, data.err)
-	}
-	console := data.c
-	copy := make(chan struct{})
-	go func() {
-		io.Copy(&stdout, console)
-		close(copy)
-	}()
-	ok(t, err)
-	select {
-	case <-time.After(5 * time.Second):
-		t.Fatal("Waiting for copy timed out")
-	case <-copy:
-	}
-	waitProcess(ps, t)
 
-	stdinW.Close()
-	waitProcess(process, t)
+		select {
+		case <-time.After(5 * time.Second):
+			t.Fatal("Waiting for copy timed out")
+		case err := <-done:
+			ok(t, err)
+		}
 
-	out := stdout.String()
-	if !strings.Contains(out, "cat") || !strings.Contains(out, "ps") {
-		t.Fatalf("unexpected running process, output %q", out)
-	}
-	if strings.Contains(out, "\r") {
-		t.Fatalf("unexpected carriage-return in output %q", out)
+		waitProcess(ps, t)
+		parent.Close()
+		child.Close()
+
+		out := stdout.String()
+		if !strings.Contains(out, "cat") || !strings.Contains(out, "ps") {
+			t.Fatalf("unexpected running process, output %q", out)
+		}
+		if strings.Contains(out, "\r") {
+			t.Fatalf("unexpected carriage-return in output %q", out)
+		}
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/tty.go b/tty.go
index 844d7f842..b15010202 100644
--- a/tty.go
+++ b/tty.go
@@ -112,10 +112,6 @@ func (t *tty) recvtty(process *libcontainer.Process, socket *os.File) (Err error
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	err = console.ClearONLCR(cons.Fd())
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
 	epoller, err := console.NewEpoller()
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
diff --git a/utils_linux.go b/utils_linux.go
index f15537fa7..8241d4232 100644
--- a/utils_linux.go
+++ b/utils_linux.go
@@ -164,10 +164,7 @@ func setupIO(process *libcontainer.Process, rootuid, rootgid int, createTTY, det
 			t.postStart = append(t.postStart, parent, child)
 			t.consoleC = make(chan error, 1)
 			go func() {
-				if err := t.recvtty(process, parent); err != nil {
-					t.consoleC <- err
-				}
-				t.consoleC <- nil
+				t.consoleC <- t.recvtty(process, parent)
 			}()
 		} else {
 			// the caller of runc will handle receiving the console master