diff --git a/admin/generate-dev-bundle.sh b/admin/generate-dev-bundle.sh
index 45ebe833df..8b1295387f 100755
--- a/admin/generate-dev-bundle.sh
+++ b/admin/generate-dev-bundle.sh
@@ -56,33 +56,48 @@ git clone git://github.com/joyent/node.git
 cd node
 git checkout v0.8.8
 
+# Patch node to allow unsetting O_NONBLOCK on TTYs. This is a gross hack
+# to work-around node setting process.stdin non-blocking.
+#
+# This is needed to allow spawning a mongo command line process to the
+# users terminal (eg 'meteor mongo'). It also fixes behavior in
+# emacs-shell mode.
+#
+# Related github issue:
+# https://github.com/joyent/node/issues/3584
+# Discussion of implementing process.stdout.setBlocking(bool):
+# http://piscisaureus.no.de/libuv/2012-06-29#00:40:38.256
+# Emacs bug this fixes:
+# http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=2602
 patch -p1 <<EOF
 diff --git a/src/tty_wrap.cc b/src/tty_wrap.cc
-index fde8717..2420e7e 100644
+index fde8717..62cf939 100644
 --- a/src/tty_wrap.cc
 +++ b/src/tty_wrap.cc
-@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
- // OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE
- // USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@
+ #include "stream_wrap.h"
+ #include "tty_wrap.h"
+ 
++#include "fcntl.h" // meteor
++
+ namespace node {
+ 
+ using v8::Object;
+@@ -67,6 +69,8 @@ void TTYWrap::Initialize(Handle<Object> target) {
  
-+#include <fcntl.h>
- #include "node.h"
- #include "node_buffer.h"
- #include "req_wrap.h"
-@@ -68,6 +69,8 @@ void TTYWrap::Initialize(Handle<Object> target) {
    NODE_SET_PROTOTYPE_METHOD(t, "getWindowSize", TTYWrap::GetWindowSize);
    NODE_SET_PROTOTYPE_METHOD(t, "setRawMode", SetRawMode);
++  // meteor
++  NODE_SET_PROTOTYPE_METHOD(t, "setBlocking", TTYWrap::SetBlocking);
  
-+  NODE_SET_PROTOTYPE_METHOD(t, "setNonBlocking", TTYWrap::SetNonBlocking);
-+
    NODE_SET_METHOD(target, "isTTY", IsTTY);
    NODE_SET_METHOD(target, "guessHandleType", GuessHandleType);
- 
-@@ -121,6 +124,37 @@ Handle<Value> TTYWrap::IsTTY(const Arguments& args) {
-   return uv_guess_handle(fd) == UV_TTY ? v8::True() : v8::False();
+@@ -158,6 +162,39 @@ Handle<Value> TTYWrap::SetRawMode(const Arguments& args) {
  }
  
-+Handle<Value> TTYWrap::SetNonBlocking(const Arguments& args) {
+ 
++// meteor
++Handle<Value> TTYWrap::SetBlocking(const Arguments& args) {
 +  HandleScope scope;
 +
 +  UNWRAP(TTYWrap)
@@ -91,45 +106,47 @@ index fde8717..2420e7e 100644
 +  int set = args[0]->IsTrue();
 +  int r = 0;
 +
-+  /// uv__nonblock
++  // implementation copied from uv__nonblock.
 +  int flags;
 +
 +  if ((flags = fcntl(fd, F_GETFL)) == -1) {
 +    r = -1;
 +  } else {
 +
++    // reverse of uv__nonblock. setBlocking vs setNonBlocking.
 +    if (set) {
-+      flags |= O_NONBLOCK;
-+    } else {
 +      flags &= ~O_NONBLOCK;
++    } else {
++      flags |= O_NONBLOCK;
 +    }
 +
-+    int r;
 +    if (fcntl(fd, F_SETFL, flags) == -1) {
 +      r = -1;
 +    }
 +  }
-+  ///
 +
 +  return scope.Close(Integer::New(r));
 +}
- 
- Handle<Value> TTYWrap::GetWindowSize(const Arguments& args) {
++
++
+ Handle<Value> TTYWrap::New(const Arguments& args) {
    HandleScope scope;
+ 
 diff --git a/src/tty_wrap.h b/src/tty_wrap.h
-index 4a3341a..bac0d0f 100644
+index 4a3341a..01aa119 100644
 --- a/src/tty_wrap.h
 +++ b/src/tty_wrap.h
 @@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ class TTYWrap : StreamWrap {
    static Handle<Value> IsTTY(const Arguments& args);
    static Handle<Value> GetWindowSize(const Arguments& args);
    static Handle<Value> SetRawMode(const Arguments& args);
-+  static Handle<Value> SetNonBlocking(const Arguments& args);
++  static Handle<Value> SetBlocking(const Arguments& args); // meteor
    static Handle<Value> New(const Arguments& args);
  
    uv_tty_t handle_;
 EOF
 
+
 ./configure --prefix="$DIR"
 make -j4
 make install
diff --git a/app/meteor/deploy.js b/app/meteor/deploy.js
index b3e0ca5a49..81a275a24b 100644
--- a/app/meteor/deploy.js
+++ b/app/meteor/deploy.js
@@ -13,19 +13,25 @@ var files = require('../lib/files.js');
 var _ = require('../lib/third/underscore.js');
 var keypress = require('keypress');
 
-// This magic incantation seems to both fix the "meteor mongo" repl
-// and keep Node from bringing down the Emacs shell on exit.
-if (process.stdin.isTTY)
-  // Call a special function that we monkey-patched into
-  // node/src/tty_wrap.cc.  It sets fcntl's O_NONBLOCK to a boolean.
-  process.stdin._handle.setNonBlocking(false);
-
 //
 // configuration
 //
 
 var DEPLOY_HOSTNAME = process.env.DEPLOY_HOSTNAME || 'deploy.meteor.com';
 
+
+// Set stdin to be blocking, reversing node's normal setting of
+// O_NONBLOCK on process.stdin.
+//
+// This uses a meteor hack to node. See admin/generate-dev-bundle.sh.
+//
+// This fixes the "meteor mongo" repl and keeps node from bringing down
+// the Emacs shell on exit.
+if (process.stdin.isTTY &&
+    process.stdin._handle && process.stdin._handle.setBlocking)
+  process.stdin._handle.setBlocking(true);
+
+
 // available RPCs are: deploy (with set-password), delete, logs,
 // mongo_cred.  each RPC might require a password, which we
 // interactively prompt for here.
@@ -46,7 +52,7 @@ var meteor_rpc = function (rpc_name, method, site, query_params, callback) {
   });
 
   return r;
-}
+};
 
 var deploy_app = function (url, app_dir, opt_debug, opt_tests,
                            opt_set_password) {