diff --git a/defaultenv-2/base/bin/init b/defaultenv-2/base/bin/init
index c377ecafc..b606b634a 100644
--- a/defaultenv-2/base/bin/init
+++ b/defaultenv-2/base/bin/init
@@ -15,12 +15,6 @@ global editcmd=sedit
 
 /env/config
 
-if [ ${global.allow_color} = "true" ]; then
-        export PS1="\e[1;32mbarebox@\e[1;36m\h:\w\e[0m "
-else
-        export PS1="barebox@\h:\w "
-fi
-
 if [ -e /env/menu ]; then
 	echo -e -n "\nHit m for menu or any other key to stop autoboot: "
 else
diff --git a/defaultenv-2/base/init/ps1 b/defaultenv-2/base/init/ps1
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fcbf4b63f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/defaultenv-2/base/init/ps1
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+/env/config
+
+if [ ${global.allow_color} = "true" ]; then
+        export PS1="\e[1;32mbarebox@\e[1;36m\h:\w\e[0m "
+else
+        export PS1="barebox@\h:\w "
+fi