diff --git a/target/linux/brcm2708/base-files/etc/inittab b/target/linux/brcm2708/base-files/etc/inittab
index d9d571e8d9..c05c5551bc 100644
--- a/target/linux/brcm2708/base-files/etc/inittab
+++ b/target/linux/brcm2708/base-files/etc/inittab
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 ::sysinit:/etc/init.d/rcS S boot
 ::shutdown:/etc/init.d/rcS K shutdown
-tts/0::askfirst:/bin/ash --login
 ttyAMA0::askfirst:/bin/ash --login
 tty1::askfirst:/bin/ash --login
diff --git a/target/linux/brcm2708/image/cmdline.txt b/target/linux/brcm2708/image/cmdline.txt
index 516f2706b2..95848bb293 100644
--- a/target/linux/brcm2708/image/cmdline.txt
+++ b/target/linux/brcm2708/image/cmdline.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-dwc_otg.lpm_enable=0 rpitestmode=1 console=ttyAMA0,115200 kgdboc=ttyAMA0,115200 console=tty1 root=/dev/mmcblk0p2 rootfstype=ext4 rootwait
+dwc_otg.lpm_enable=0 rpitestmode=1 console=tty1 console=ttyAMA0,115200 kgdboc=ttyAMA0,115200 root=/dev/mmcblk0p2 rootfstype=ext4 rootwait