diff --git a/coreutils/Config.in b/coreutils/Config.in
index 5c0180a..c995e55 100644
--- a/coreutils/Config.in
+++ b/coreutils/Config.in
@@ -538,6 +538,7 @@
 config CONFIG_WHO
 	bool "who"
 	default n
+	select CONFIG_FEATURE_U_W_TMP
 	help
 	  who is used to show who is logged on.
 
diff --git a/loginutils/Config.in b/loginutils/Config.in
index db038ab..d9938b0 100644
--- a/loginutils/Config.in
+++ b/loginutils/Config.in
@@ -57,6 +57,15 @@
 	help
 	  getty lets you log in on a tty, it is normally invoked by init.
 
+config CONFIG_FEATURE_U_W_TMP
+	bool "  Support utmp and wtmp files"
+	depends on CONFIG_GETTY || CONFIG_LOGIN || CONFIG_SU || CONFIG_WHO || CONFIG_LAST
+	default n
+	help
+	  The files /var/run/utmp and /var/run/wtmp can be used to track when
+	  user's have logged into and logged out of the system, allowing programs
+	  such as 'who' and 'last' to list who is currently logged in.
+
 config CONFIG_LOGIN
 	bool "login"
 	default n
diff --git a/loginutils/getty.c b/loginutils/getty.c
index b211733..2b37136 100644
--- a/loginutils/getty.c
+++ b/loginutils/getty.c
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@
 
 				  struct chardata *cp);
 static int caps_lock(const char *s);
-static int bcode(const char *s);
+static int bcode(char *s);
 static void error(const char *fmt, ...) __attribute__ ((noreturn));
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_FEATURE_U_W_TMP
@@ -503,6 +503,9 @@
 	 * utmp file can be opened for update, and if we are able to find our
 	 * entry in the utmp file.
 	 */
+	if (access(_PATH_UTMP, R_OK|W_OK) == -1) {
+		creat(_PATH_UTMP, O_RDWR);
+	}
 	utmpname(_PATH_UTMP);
 	setutent();
 	while ((utp = getutent())
@@ -531,6 +534,9 @@
 	endutent();
 
 	{
+		if (access(_PATH_WTMP, R_OK|W_OK) == -1) {
+			creat(_PATH_WTMP, O_RDWR);
+		}
 		updwtmp(_PATH_WTMP, &ut);
 	}
 }
@@ -953,7 +959,7 @@
 }
 
 /* bcode - convert speed string to speed code; return 0 on failure */
-static int bcode(const char *s)
+static int bcode(char *s)
 {
 	int r;
 	unsigned long value;
diff --git a/loginutils/login.c b/loginutils/login.c
index 20fab07..93d81d3 100644
--- a/loginutils/login.c
+++ b/loginutils/login.c
@@ -403,8 +403,6 @@
 #ifdef CONFIG_FEATURE_U_W_TMP
 // vv  Taken from tinylogin utmp.c  vv
 
-#define _WTMP_FILE "/var/log/wtmp"
-
 #define	NO_UTENT \
 	"No utmp entry.  You must exec \"login\" from the lowest level \"sh\""
 #define	NO_TTY \
@@ -480,6 +478,9 @@
 	setutent();
 	pututline(&utent);
 	endutent();
-	updwtmp(_WTMP_FILE, &utent);
+	if (access(_PATH_WTMP, R_OK|W_OK) == -1) {
+		creat(_PATH_WTMP, O_RDWR);
+	}
+	updwtmp(_PATH_WTMP, &utent);
 }
 #endif /* CONFIG_FEATURE_U_W_TMP */
diff --git a/miscutils/Config.in b/miscutils/Config.in
index ded26b3..3c92c46 100644
--- a/miscutils/Config.in
+++ b/miscutils/Config.in
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@
 config CONFIG_LAST
 	bool "last"
 	default n
+	select CONFIG_FEATURE_U_W_TMP
 	help
 	  'last' displays a list of the last users that logged into the system.