diff --git a/recipes-core/sysvinit/sysvinit-inittab_xen.inc b/recipes-core/sysvinit/sysvinit-inittab_xen.inc
index 4d568063..9d0589ce 100644
--- a/recipes-core/sysvinit/sysvinit-inittab_xen.inc
+++ b/recipes-core/sysvinit/sysvinit-inittab_xen.inc
@@ -1 +1,4 @@
-SERIAL_CONSOLES_append = "${@bb.utils.contains('DISTRO_FEATURES', 'xen', ' 115200;hvc0', '', d)}"
+do_install_append() {
+                echo "" >> ${D}${sysconfdir}/inittab
+                echo "X0:12345:respawn:/sbin/getty 115200 hvc0" >> ${D}${sysconfdir}/inittab
+}