diff --git a/finit-alt.c b/finit-alt.c
index d0dd71ca..f4c0c6c9 100644
--- a/finit-alt.c
+++ b/finit-alt.c
@@ -246,6 +246,7 @@ int main()
 	chardev("/dev/mem",  0640, 1, 1);
 	chmod("/dev/null", 0667);
 	chmod("/dev/mem", 0640);
+	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);