diff --git a/finit-alt.c b/finit-alt.c
index d945409c..88241386 100644
--- a/finit-alt.c
+++ b/finit-alt.c
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ int main()
 	chmod("/dev/null", 0667);
 	chmod("/dev/mem", 0640);
 	chardev("/dev/tty",  0666, 5, 0);
-	chardev("/dev/tty3",  0666, 4, 3);
+	chardev("/dev/tty0",  0660, 4, 0);
 	chardev("/dev/input/mice",  0660, 13, 63);
 	chardev("/dev/input/event0",  0660, 13, 64);
 	chardev("/dev/agpgart",  0660, 10, 175);