diff --git a/cli/main.rs b/cli/main.rs
index c6249a21f1..80fe59005f 100644
--- a/cli/main.rs
+++ b/cli/main.rs
@@ -323,7 +323,6 @@ pub(crate) fn unstable_warn_cb(feature: &str) {
 pub fn main() {
   setup_panic_hook();
 
-  util::unix::prepare_stdio();
   util::unix::raise_fd_limit();
   util::windows::ensure_stdio_open();
   #[cfg(windows)]
diff --git a/cli/util/unix.rs b/cli/util/unix.rs
index 2fa3c20636..fd0c94ea68 100644
--- a/cli/util/unix.rs
+++ b/cli/util/unix.rs
@@ -43,27 +43,3 @@ pub fn raise_fd_limit() {
     }
   }
 }
-
-pub fn prepare_stdio() {
-  #[cfg(unix)]
-  // SAFETY: Save current state of stdio and restore it when we exit.
-  unsafe {
-    use libc::atexit;
-    use libc::tcgetattr;
-    use libc::tcsetattr;
-    use libc::termios;
-
-    let mut termios = std::mem::zeroed::<termios>();
-    if tcgetattr(libc::STDIN_FILENO, &mut termios) == 0 {
-      static mut ORIG_TERMIOS: Option<termios> = None;
-      ORIG_TERMIOS = Some(termios);
-
-      extern "C" fn reset_stdio() {
-        // SAFETY: Reset the stdio state.
-        unsafe { tcsetattr(libc::STDIN_FILENO, 0, &ORIG_TERMIOS.unwrap()) };
-      }
-
-      atexit(reset_stdio);
-    }
-  }
-}
diff --git a/runtime/ops/tty.rs b/runtime/ops/tty.rs
index bf85c757e9..477af9741e 100644
--- a/runtime/ops/tty.rs
+++ b/runtime/ops/tty.rs
@@ -118,6 +118,41 @@ fn op_stdin_set_raw(
   }
   #[cfg(unix)]
   {
+    fn prepare_stdio() {
+      // SAFETY: Save current state of stdio and restore it when we exit.
+      unsafe {
+        use libc::atexit;
+        use libc::tcgetattr;
+        use libc::tcsetattr;
+        use libc::termios;
+        use once_cell::sync::OnceCell;
+
+        // Only save original state once.
+        static ORIG_TERMIOS: OnceCell<Option<termios>> = OnceCell::new();
+        ORIG_TERMIOS.get_or_init(|| {
+          let mut termios = std::mem::zeroed::<termios>();
+          if tcgetattr(libc::STDIN_FILENO, &mut termios) == 0 {
+            extern "C" fn reset_stdio() {
+              // SAFETY: Reset the stdio state.
+              unsafe {
+                tcsetattr(
+                  libc::STDIN_FILENO,
+                  0,
+                  &ORIG_TERMIOS.get().unwrap().unwrap(),
+                )
+              };
+            }
+
+            atexit(reset_stdio);
+            return Some(termios);
+          }
+
+          None
+        });
+      }
+    }
+
+    prepare_stdio();
     let tty_mode_store = state.borrow::<TtyModeStore>().clone();
     let previous_mode = tty_mode_store.get(rid);