1 files changed, 5 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/meta/recipes-core/sysvinit/sysvinit-inittab_2.88dsf.bb b/meta/recipes-core/sysvinit/sysvinit-inittab_2.88dsf.bb
index bdc3416aa9..f136ad821b 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-core/sysvinit/sysvinit-inittab_2.88dsf.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-core/sysvinit/sysvinit-inittab_2.88dsf.bb
@@ -58,9 +58,12 @@ if [ "x$D" = "x" ] && [ -e /proc/consoles ]; then
         tmp="${SERIAL_CONSOLES_CHECK}"
         for i in $tmp
         do
-                j=`echo ${i} | sed s/^.*\;//g`
+                j=`echo ${i} | sed -e s/^.*\;//g -e s/\:.*//g`
+                k=`echo ${i} | sed s/^.*\://g`
                 if [ -z "`grep ${j} /proc/consoles`" ]; then
-                        sed -i /^.*${j}$/d /etc/inittab
+                        if [ -z "${k}" ] || [ -z "`grep ${k} /proc/consoles`" ] || [ ! -e /dev/${j} ]; then
+                                sed -i /^.*${j}$/d /etc/inittab
+                        fi
                 fi
         done
         kill -HUP 1