diff --git a/scripts/runqemu-internal b/scripts/runqemu-internal
index c15632d32e..883fa5b902 100755
--- a/scripts/runqemu-internal
+++ b/scripts/runqemu-internal
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ if [ "$MACHINE" = "qemuppc" ]; then
     BIOS=powerpc_rom.bin
     QEMU_UI_OPTIONS="$QEMU_UI_OPTIONS -nographic"
     if [ "$FSTYPE" = "ext3" -o "$FSTYPE" = "btrfs" ]; then
-        KERNCMDLINE="root=/dev/hda rw console=ttyS0 console=tty0 $KERNEL_NETWORK_CMD mem=$QEMU_MEMORY"
+        KERNCMDLINE="root=/dev/hda rw console=ttyS0 3 $KERNEL_NETWORK_CMD mem=$QEMU_MEMORY"
         QEMUOPTIONS="$QEMU_NETWORK_CMD -cpu $CPU_SUBTYPE -M $MACHINE_SUBTYPE -bios $BIOS -hda $ROOTFS -no-reboot $QEMU_UI_OPTIONS"
     fi
     if [ "$FSTYPE" = "nfs" ]; then
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ if [ "$MACHINE" = "qemuppc" ]; then
             cleanup
             return
         fi
-        KERNCMDLINE="root=/dev/nfs console=ttyS0 console=tty0 nfsroot=$NFS_SERVER:$NFS_DIR,$UNFS_OPTS rw $KERNEL_NETWORK_CMD mem=$QEMU_MEMORY"
+        KERNCMDLINE="root=/dev/nfs console=ttyS0 3 nfsroot=$NFS_SERVER:$NFS_DIR,$UNFS_OPTS rw $KERNEL_NETWORK_CMD mem=$QEMU_MEMORY"
         QEMUOPTIONS="$QEMU_NETWORK_CMD -cpu $CPU_SUBTYPE -M $MACHINE_SUBTYPE -bios $BIOS -no-reboot $QEMU_UI_OPTIONS"
     fi
 fi