diff --git a/init b/init
index 2f51e01..534d2dd 100755
--- a/init
+++ b/init
@@ -143,8 +143,8 @@ setup_inittab_console() {
 		if ! grep -q "^$tty:" $sysroot/etc/inittab 2>/dev/null; then
 			echo "# enable login on alternative console" \
 				>> $sysroot/etc/inittab
-			# Baudrate of 0 keeps settings from kernel
-			echo "$tty::respawn:/sbin/getty -L 0 $tty $term" \
+			# Start a root shell directly on the detected console.
+			echo "$tty::respawn:/bin/sh" \
 				>> $sysroot/etc/inittab
 		fi
 		if [ -e "$sysroot"/etc/securetty ] && ! grep -q -w "$tty" "$sysroot"/etc/securetty; then