diff --git a/boot/boot-stage-2-init.sh b/boot/boot-stage-2-init.sh
index 4a4a5f6f7e25..a3387fbac571 100644
--- a/boot/boot-stage-2-init.sh
+++ b/boot/boot-stage-2-init.sh
@@ -10,13 +10,18 @@ echo
 
 
 # Set the PATH.
-export PATH=/empty
-for i in @startPath@; do
-    PATH=$PATH:$i/bin
-    if test -e $i/sbin; then
-        PATH=$PATH:$i/sbin
-    fi
-done
+setPath() {
+    local dirs="$1"
+    export PATH=/empty
+    for i in $dirs; do
+        PATH=$PATH:$i/bin
+        if test -e $i/sbin; then
+            PATH=$PATH:$i/sbin
+        fi
+    done
+}
+
+setPath "@path@"
 
 
 # Mount special file systems.
@@ -98,6 +103,5 @@ udevsettle # wait for udev to finish
 
 # Start Upstart's init.
 export UPSTART_CFG_DIR=/etc/event.d
-export PATH=/empty
-for i in @upstartPath@; do PATH=$PATH:$i/bin; done
+setPath "@upstartPath@"
 exec @upstart@/sbin/init -v
diff --git a/boot/boot-stage-2.nix b/boot/boot-stage-2.nix
index f501c12017f1..8772759aaf49 100644
--- a/boot/boot-stage-2.nix
+++ b/boot/boot-stage-2.nix
@@ -10,20 +10,14 @@
   upstartPath
 }:
 
-let
-
-  startPath = [
+substituteAll {
+  src = ./boot-stage-2-init.sh;
+  isExecutable = true;
+  inherit kernel upstart readOnlyRoot activateConfiguration upstartPath;
+  path = [
     coreutils
     utillinux
     udev
     upstart
   ];
-
-in
-
-substituteAll {
-  src = ./boot-stage-2-init.sh;
-  isExecutable = true;
-  inherit kernel upstart readOnlyRoot activateConfiguration upstartPath;
-  inherit startPath;
 }
diff --git a/configuration/boot-environment.nix b/configuration/boot-environment.nix
index c9e01d1773f2..5ffe95760267 100644
--- a/configuration/boot-environment.nix
+++ b/configuration/boot-environment.nix
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ rec {
     # Handles the reboot/halt events.
     ++ (map
       (event: makeJob (import ../upstart-jobs/halt.nix {
-        inherit (pkgs) bash;
+        inherit (pkgs) bash utillinux;
         inherit event;
       }))
       ["reboot" "halt" "system-halt" "power-off"]
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ rec {
     # The terminals on ttyX.
     ++ (map 
       (ttyNumber: makeJob (import ../upstart-jobs/mingetty.nix {
-        mingetty = pkgs.mingettyWrapper;
+        inherit (pkgs) mingetty pam_login;
         inherit ttyNumber;
       }))
       [1 2 3 4 5 6]
@@ -326,6 +326,7 @@ rec {
       pkgs.findutils
       pkgs.gnugrep
       pkgs.gnused
+      pkgs.upstart
     ];
   };
 
diff --git a/upstart-jobs/halt.nix b/upstart-jobs/halt.nix
index 58be12db69c4..6e4e833f6439 100644
--- a/upstart-jobs/halt.nix
+++ b/upstart-jobs/halt.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{bash, event}:
+{bash, event, utillinux}:
 
 assert event == "reboot"
     || event == "halt"
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ script
     echo \"<<< SYSTEM SHUTDOWN >>>\"
     echo \"\"
 
+    export PATH=${utillinux}/bin:$PATH
+
     # Do an initial sync just in case.
     sync || true
 
diff --git a/upstart-jobs/mingetty.nix b/upstart-jobs/mingetty.nix
index cdce937535c2..f67a8ced92c4 100644
--- a/upstart-jobs/mingetty.nix
+++ b/upstart-jobs/mingetty.nix
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-{mingetty, ttyNumber}:
+{mingetty, pam_login, ttyNumber}:
 
 {
   name = "tty" + toString ttyNumber;
   job = "
     start on startup
     stop on shutdown
-    respawn ${mingetty}/sbin/mingetty --noclear tty${toString ttyNumber}
+    respawn ${mingetty}/sbin/mingetty --loginprog=${pam_login}/bin/login --noclear tty${toString ttyNumber}
   ";
 }